Evaluation of the pregnant women’s approaches regarding drug utilization

Autor: Ahmet Akici, Mertdogan Soyalan, Mevhibe Tamirci, Narin Akici, M.Z. Gören, Volkan Aydin
Přispěvatelé: Tamirci, Mevhibe, Aydin, Volkan, Soyalan, Mertdogan, Akici, Narin, Goren, Mehmet Zafer, Akici, Ahmet
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2020
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Zdroj: Northern Clinics of Istanbul
ISSN: 2536-4553
2148-4902
Popis: OBJECTIVE: Drug utilization habits of the pregnant are a critical aspect of rational use of the medicine (RUM). This study aimed to analyze the RUM related attitudes and the behaviors of women during their pregnancies. METHODS: The data were collected between May 2016–October 2016 by conducting surveys to 71 pregnant women admitted to the private and governmental hospitals in five districts of Northern Cyprus. The sociodemographic characteristics of the pregnant as well as their attitudes and behaviors concerning drug use were evaluated. RESULTS: The mean age and the gestational week of the patients was 29.7±4.3 years and 25.7±11.2 weeks, respectively. Planned pregnancies constituted 71.8% of all. The percentage of patients with an unplanned pregnancies who were using drugs at the time of the survey (25.0%) was lower than that in those with planned pregnancies (49.0%, p
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