Abstract
Community drug-use habits were studied in 469 household units in different areas of Sudan. About 97.7% of the investigated families had at least one drug product stored at home. The study revealed a high rate of self-medication (46.9%), repeated use of unfinished stored drugs (55.0%), a high rate of drug exchange among families (59.3%) and poor compliance (71.2%). In Sudan there is still a great need to educate and to motivate the general public regarding the principles of rational drug use in order to safeguard health and avoid economic losses.
MeSH terms
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Drug Prescriptions / statistics & numerical data
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Drug Storage / methods
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Drug Storage / statistics & numerical data*
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Drug Utilization / statistics & numerical data*
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Educational Status
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Family Characteristics
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Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice
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Humans
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Motivation
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Multivariate Analysis
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Needs Assessment
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Nonprescription Drugs / therapeutic use
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Patient Compliance / psychology
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Patient Compliance / statistics & numerical data
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Patient Education as Topic / standards
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Prevalence
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Safety Management
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Self Administration / methods
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Self Administration / statistics & numerical data*
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Self Medication / methods
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Self Medication / statistics & numerical data*
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Socioeconomic Factors
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Sudan
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Surveys and Questionnaires