Trends of Home Drug Storage and Use in Different Regions across the Northern United Arab Emirates
Trends of Home Drug Storage and Use in Different Regions across the Northern United Arab Emirates
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10.1159/000316372
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发表时间：
2010-01-01
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3.2
通讯作者：
Khalil, Deema S.
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Sharif, Suleiman I.;Abduelkarem, Abduelmula R.;Khalil, Deema S.
目的：了解非处方药和处方药的使用习惯和家庭储存情况。主题和方法：向代表阿拉伯联合酋长国北方不同地区300个家庭单位的大学生分发了一份预先测试的调查表。家庭主席（家长）回答了关于家庭使用和储存OTC和处方药的各个方面的问题。将家中储存的毒品数量分为5个不等的组（1-3、4-6、7-10、11-15和16-20）。结果：有效率为100%。每个家庭单位的平均药物数量为6种。近40%的参与者储存了16至20种药物。超过一半（56%）的家庭单位将药物储存在卧室（n = 66; 39%）或厨房（n = 71; 42%）的家庭药房中。受教育程度与家庭成员数（r = 0.29）、家中存放毒品（r = -0.35）无相关性。只有2名（0.7%）参与者没有在家中存放药物。非处方药和处方药的储存量存在明显差异，合并样本中药物的使用和偏好差异明显。结论：非处方药和处方药在家庭使用和储存中存在的问题较多。与作为参与研究的家庭成员的学生讨论这项调查的结果可能是一种有益的干预措施。迫切需要开展关于在家中合理使用药物的公众教育工作，以提高对正确使用药物的认识。版权所有（C）2010 S. Karger AG，巴塞尔
Objectives: To investigate the habits of use and home storage of over-the-counter (OTC) and prescription drugs. Subjects and Methods: A pretested questionnaire was distributed to university students who represented 300 household units in different regions of the northern United Arab Emirates. Household chairs (parents) answered questions on various aspects of home use and storage of OTC and prescription medicines. The number of drugs stored at home was collapsed into 5 unequal groups (1-3, 4-6, 7-10, 11-15 and 16-20). Results: The response rate was 300 (100%). The average number of drugs per household unit was 6 items. Almost 40% of the participants stored between 16 and 20 drugs. More than half (56%) of the household units stored medicines in a home pharmacy kept either in the bedroom (n = 66; 39%) or in the kitchen (n = 71; 42%). No correlation was found between the level of education and the number of family members (r = 0.29) or drugs stored at home (r = -0.35). Only 2 (0.7%) of the participants did not keep drugs at home. There was a clear discrepancy in either OTC or prescription drugs stored, and the variation in the utilization and preference of drugs was obvious among the pooled sample. Conclusion: Various problems related to the use and storage at home of OTC and prescription drugs were revealed. Discussing the results of this survey with students who participated as members of the household units that took part in the study may prove to be a helpful intervention. The need for public educational efforts on the rational use of medicines at home is urgent to foster awareness of the proper use of drugs. Copyright (C) 2010 S. Karger AG, Basel