Self-medication practices to prevent or manage COVID-19: A systematic review

A Quincho-Lopez, CA Benites-Ibarra… - PloS one, 2021 - journals.plos.org
Background Previous studies have assessed the prevalence and characteristics of self-
medication in COVID-19. However, no systematic review has summarized their findings …

A systematic review of self-medication practice during the COVID-19 pandemic: implications for pharmacy practice in supporting public health measures

Y Zheng, J Liu, PK Tang, H Hu, COL Ung - Frontiers in Public Health, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Introduction Since the COVID-19 pandemic, self-medication had become highly popular due
to the risk of virus infection and overwhelming medical resources. Pharmacists are well …

[HTML][HTML] Self-medication practices during the COVID-19 pandemic among the adult population in Peru: A cross-sectional survey

JF Quispe-Cañari, E Fidel-Rosales, D Manrique… - Saudi pharmaceutical …, 2021 - Elsevier
Self-medication impacts both negatively and positively the health of people, which has
become evident during the COVID-19 pandemic. The study aimed to assess the prevalence …

Pengetahuan, sikap dan keterampilan masyarakat dalam pencegahan COVID-19 di DKI Jakarta

RA Utami, RE Mose, M Martini - Jurnal Kesehatan …, 2020 - ejournal.stikesrshusada.ac.id
ABSTRAK Penyakit virus Corona 2019 (COVID-19) telah ditetapkan sebagai pandemik
global oleh WHO, penyakit ini disebabkan oleh SARS-CoV-2. Program penatalaksanaan …

[HTML][HTML] The scenario of self-medication practices during the covid-19 pandemic; a systematic review

AB Shrestha, M Aryal, JR Magar, S Shrestha… - Annals of Medicine and …, 2022 - Elsevier
Background Self-medication association with an ongoing pandemic is evident in the studies
conducted throughout the world. To summarize the findings of previous papers, we carried …

[HTML][HTML] Factores asociados a la automedicación con fármacos relacionados a COVID-19 en estudiantes de ciencias de la salud de una ciudad peruana

A Miñan-Tapia, A Conde-Escobar, D Calderon-Arce… - 2020 - europepmc.org
Objetivos: Determinar los factores asociados a la automedicación con fármacos
relacionados con COVID-19 en estudiantes de ciencias de la salud. Material y métodos …

Prevalence and predictors of self‐medication drugs to prevent or treat COVID‐19: Experience from a Middle Eastern country

E Elayeh, A Akour, RN Haddadin - International journal of …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Background The lack of definitive cure for COVID‐19 and the late introduction of a vaccine
were responsible to push the general public to look for a remedy to treat or prevent COVID …

Prevalence of self-medication during COVID-19 pandemic: A systematic review and meta-analysis

G Kazemioula, S Golestani, SMA Alavi… - Frontiers in public …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Background The COVID-19 pandemic and restrictions on travel and quarantine measures
made people turn to self-medication (SM) to control the symptoms of their diseases. Different …

Public knowledge, attitudes, and practice towards COVID-19 pandemic in Saudi Arabia: a web-based cross-sectional survey

AHA Alnasser, JA Al-Tawfiq, MSH Al-Kalif… - Medical …, 2021 - mdpi.com
(1) Background: COVID-19 has become a worldwide public health problem. No previous
study has investigated factors associated with COVID-19 knowledge, attitude, and practice …

Prevalence and influencing factors of self-medication during the COVID-19 pandemic in the Arab region: a multinational cross-sectional study

AE Abdelwahed, MM Abd-Elkader, A Mahfouz… - BMC public health, 2023 - Springer
Background The novel coronavirus pandemic (COVID-19) has begun with a wave of
misinformation and fear of infection. This may have led people to self-medicate …