Prevalence and pattern of self-medication in Karachi: A community survey

Authors

  • Mohammad Iqbal Afridi JPMC,Karachi
  • Ghulam Rasool Jinnah Post Graduate Medical Centre, Karachi
  • Rabia Tabassum
  • Marriam Shaheen
  • Siddiqullah .
  • M. Shujauddin

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.315.8216

Keywords:

Self-medication, Over-the-counter medicines, Non-prescribed medicines.

Abstract

Objective: To study the prevalence and pattern of self-medication among adult males and females in Karachi, Pakistan.

Methods: This cross-sectional community- based survey was

Author Biographies

Mohammad Iqbal Afridi, JPMC,Karachi

Head of Dept. Psychiatry & Behavioural Sciences, JPMC, Karachi

Ghulam Rasool, Jinnah Post Graduate Medical Centre, Karachi

Postgraduate FCPS-II trainee in Dept. of Psychiatry & Behavioural sciences,

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Published

2015-10-09

How to Cite

Afridi, M. I., Rasool, G., Tabassum, R., Shaheen, M., ., S., & Shujauddin, M. (2015). Prevalence and pattern of self-medication in Karachi: A community survey. Pakistan Journal of Medical Sciences, 31(5). https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.315.8216

Issue

Vol. 31 No. 5 (2015): September - October 2015 Pak J Med Sci

Section

Original Articles