Behavioural Response To Self-Medication Practice Before and During Covid-19 Pandemic in Western Uganda

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dc.contributor.authorSamuel Sunday, Dare
dc.contributor.authorEjike, Daniel Eze
dc.contributor.authorIsaac, Echoru
dc.contributor.authorIbe Michael, Usman
dc.contributor.authorFred, Ssempijja
dc.contributor.authorEdmund Eriya, Bukenya
dc.contributor.authorRobinson, Ssebuufu
dc.date.accessioned2023-02-22T09:11:47Z
dc.date.available2023-02-22T09:11:47Z
dc.date.issued2022
dc.description.abstractBackground: Self-medication has become a serious public health problem posing great risks, especially with the increasing number of cases of COVID-19 disease globally and in Uganda. This may be partly because of the absence of a recognized treatment for the disease, however, the differing prevalence and nature from country to country may influence human behavioral responses. Purpose: This study aimed to investigate the behavioral response to self-medication practices during the COVID-19 pandemic and lockdown in comparison to the pre-COVID period in Western Uganda. Methods: A descriptive cross-sectional survey was conducted from June to August 2020 in western Uganda using online Google forms and printed questionnaires to investigate the level of self-medication practice before and during the COVID-19 pandemic. This included 280 participants, aged 18 and above who consented to participate in the study. Participants were selected using a convenience sampling technique, and sampling was done by sending a structured online questionnaire via Google forms and printed questionnaires to participants who did not use the online Google forms. Results: Respondents that knew about self-medication were 97% of the 272 participants. Those that are aware of self-medication, have heard about it either through different avenues. Respondents who practiced self-medication before the COVID-19 pandemic were 239 (88%); those who practiced self-medication during the COVID-19 pandemic were 156 (57%); those that did not were 115 (43%). There was a statistically significant decrease in the number of respondents who practice self-medication during the COVID-19 pandemic lockdown compared to the practice before the pandemic lockdown. p < 0.05 at 95% confidence interval (OR = 5.39, 95% CI = 3.48, 8.32). Conclusion: Our investigation showed adequate knowledge of self-medication and a high level of self-medication practice with a decrease in self-medication practices during the COVID-19 pandemic lockdown compared to the practice before the lockdownen_US
dc.description.sponsorshipKabale Universityen_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12493/1026
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherPatient Preference and Adherenceen_US
dc.rightsAttribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 United States*
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/us/*
dc.subjectbefore and post COVID-19en_US
dc.subjectself-medication practiceen_US
dc.subjectmedicationen_US
dc.subjectbehavioural responseen_US
dc.subjectknowledgeen_US
dc.titleBehavioural Response To Self-Medication Practice Before and During Covid-19 Pandemic in Western Ugandaen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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