Determinants of Self-Medication Prevention in Women based on the Health Belief Model in Urmia City, Iran

Zareipour, M.A and Ghaderzadeh, SH and Rezaee Moradali, M and Jafari, F and Mohammad Rezei, Z (2020) Determinants of Self-Medication Prevention in Women based on the Health Belief Model in Urmia City, Iran. International journal of pharmacutical research, 12 (1). pp. 908-914.

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Abstract

Background and Aim: Self-medication, as one of the most important social-health issue, is a common phenomenon with high risks, especially among women in sensitive periods such as pregnancy and lactation. This study aimed to investigate the determinants of self-medication prevention based on the Health Belief Model (HBM) in Urmia City, Iran. In this cross-sectional study, 200 women under the coverage of Urmia health centers were randomly selected. Simple random sampling was applied and 10 centers were selected of 35 health centers. Data collection tool was a researcher-made questionnaire including questions about demographic information, awareness, self- medication prevention behaviors, and HBM constructs. Data were analyzed using chi-square and linear regression by SPSS20. Findings of this study showed that 56% of all participants had self-medication. Self-medication prevention behavior had a significant correlation with the women's education level, health insurance, and economic status (P <0.05). Among constructs of the HBM, perceived self-efficacy (B = 0.39), awareness (B = 0.30), perceived susceptibility (B = 0.25), and perceived severity (B = 0.22) played the greatest role in predicting the women's self-medication behavior, respectively. Based on the results, women's performance in self-medication prevention behaviors can be improved by providing them with necessary training on the perceived self-efficacy and awareness.

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