Prevalence of self-medication in Ghana: a systematic review and meta-analysis
| Autor: | Richmond Opoku, Bismark Dwumfour-Asare, Lawrencia Agrey-Bluwey, Nana Esi Appiah, Michael Ackah, Francis Acquah, Priscilla Fordjour Asenso, Abdul-Aziz Issaka |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2023 |
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| Zdroj: | BMJ Open, Vol 13, Iss 3 (2023) |
| Druh dokumentu: | article |
| ISSN: | 2044-6055 94908745 |
| DOI: | 10.1136/bmjopen-2022-064627 |
| Popis: | Objectives This study estimates the prevalence of self-medication and provides an understanding of the reasons for self-medication in Ghana through the synthesis of relevant literature.Methods A comprehensive search was conducted in PubMed, Science Direct and African Journals Online to identify observational studies published from inception to March 2022. Google scholar and institutional websites were searched for grey literature. We included studies reporting primary data on the prevalence and/or reasons for self-medication in Ghana. Random-effects meta-analysis was used to estimate the prevalence of self-medication. Subgroup analysis was performed with the study population (pregnant women, patients and students), geopolitical zone (coastal, middle and northern) and study setting (rural and urban). Using inductive thematic analysis, reasons for self-medication were classified and tallied under key themes.Results Thirty studies involving 9271 participants were included in this review. The pooled prevalence of self-medication in Ghana was 53.7% (95% CI 46.2% to 61.0%; I²=98.51%, p |
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