A. Dargicho MOSSA, Nasir Tajure WABE, T. Mulugeta ANGAMO

Güney Etiyopya Silte Zone toplumunda Antibiyotikler ve antimalaryallerle kendi kendini tedavi

AMAÇ: Antibiyotikler ve antimalaryallerle kendi kendini tedavi Etiyopyalılarda görülmektedir. Biz, Etiyopya’da antibiyotikler ve antimalaryallerle kendi kendini tedavi sıklığını tahmin etmek ve kendi kendini tedavi ile birlikte olan faktörleri değerlendirmek için bu çalışmayı yaptık. YÖNTEM: Önceden test edilmiş bir soru formu kullanılarak Güney Etiyopya’daki Silte Zone’dan rastgele örnekleme ile seçilmiş 405 hane halkı üzerinde kesitsel bir çalışma yürütüldü. Veriler SPSS for windows version 16.0 kullanılarak analiz edildi. Değişkenlerin ilişkisini gözlemek içi ki-kare testi kullanıldı. BULGULAR: Antibiyotikler ve antimalaryallerle kendi kendini tedavi sıklığı bu çalışmada %14,5’ti. Antibiyotiklerle kendi kendini tedavi edenlerin sıklığı %6,7, antimalaryallerle %2,7 iken her ikisini de kullananların sıklığı %5,2 idi. Aylık gelir seviyesi ve eğitim durumu antibiyotikler ve antimalaryallerle kendi kendini tedavi ortaya çıkışını anlamlı düzeyde etkilemekteydi (p

[Self-Medication with antibiotics and antimalarials in the community of Silte Zone, South Ethiopia]

AIM: Self-medication with antibiotics and antimalarials occurs among the population in Ethiopian. We studied to estimate the prevalence of self-medication with antibiotics and antimalarials in Ethiopia and evaluate factors associated with self-medication. METHOD: A cross-sectional study was conducted on 405 households, selected from Silte Zone in South Ethiopia, using a random sampling technique by employing a pretested questionnaire. Data were analyzed using SPSS for windows version 16.0. Chi-square test was used to observe the association of variables. RESULTS: The prevalence of self-medication with antibiotics/antimalarias in this study was (14.5%). Twenty seven (6.7%) self medicated with antibiotics, 2.72% used antimalarial drugs while 21 (5.20%) used both. Level of monthly income and educational status significantly influence pattern of antibiotics and antimalarial self medication (P<0.05) The top three diseases that led to self medication in this study were headache (38.5%), fever (35.9%), and cough (14.1%). Among self-medicated antibiotics, Amoxicillin (13.5%) followed by Ciprofloxacin (8.5%) were the most commonly used class of drug. From antimalarial drugs chloroquine (10.1%) were highly abused. The main source of antibiotics /antimalarias was community pharmacies (58.97%) followed by shops (Kiosks) (17.95%). The majority (20.51%) of the respondents practiced self medication to avoid waiting time at health facilities. CONCLUSION: The Prevalence of self-medication with antibiotic/antimalaria in the study community was low. Self medication tended to be higher in people with a higher education and those on higher monthly incomes. The major reason for self-medication is found to be to avoid waiting time at health facility. Community pharmacies are the major source drugs.

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