Pattern and predictors of medication use among adults in southwestern Nigeria: A community ‐based cross‐sectional study
Pattern and Predictors of Medication Use among Adults in Southwestern Nigeria: A Community-based Cross-sectional study. AbstractPopulation-based drug utilization studies are scanty in Nigeria. The aim was to determine the pattern and predictors of medication use among adults in the communities of Southwestern Nigeria. A cross-sectional study was conducted among adults selected by multi-stage sampling from Oyo State communities. The questionnaires, adapted from the WHO Students' Drug Use Questionnaire and previous studies, were pretested and interviewer administered. The respondents' socio-demographic characteristics, the pattern of medication use, prescribers, and sources of drug acquisition were obtained. Binary logistic regression was used to determine the predictor of medications used. Of the 999 respondents, 501 resided in rural communities while 498 dwelled in urban areas. The mean ( ±SD) age of the respondents was 38 ± 15 years. The median (range)% prevalence of medication use were as follows: lifetime use, 58.2 (17.7–81.0); current use, 31.2 (8.9–65.9); and past use, 20.3 (9.2–28.9). Medications were mainly obtained from patent medicine stores, median (range%), 7 1 (65–80). The commonly used drugs were paracetamol, 626 (67.6); nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, 174 (18.8); artemether/lumefantrine, 422 (68.2); ampicillin/cloxacillin, 220 (48.6); and chlorpheniramine, 59 (39.9). Factors predictive of current medication use, adjusted odd ratio (95% conf...
Source: Pharmacology Research and Perspectives - Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Authors: Waheed Adeola Adedeji,
Magbagbeola David Dairo,
Patrick Mboya Nguku,
Akin Oyemakinde,
Fatai Adewale Fehintola Tags: ORIGINAL ARTICLE Source Type: research
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