Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Factors Influencing Self-Medication in Children.
To evaluate the prevalence, influencing factors, and behavior rules of self-medication in children. Articles on self-medication in children from various electronic databases (PubMed, Cochrane Library, Web of Science, the WHO website (https://www.who.int/), ABI, CNKI, and Wanfang), were searched to A...
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| fields | @attributes: recordID: 1 pdfLink: plink: https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=hlh&AN=162838853&site=ehost-live header: @attributes: shortDbName: hlh uiTerm: 162838853 longDbName: Humanities International Complete uiTag: AN controlInfo: bkinfo: jinfo: jid: 00469580 INQ jtl: Inquiry (00469580) issn: 00469580 maglogo: Y pubinfo: dt: 3/30/2023 pid: 344 pub: Sage Publications Inc. artinfo: ui: 162838853 10.1177/00469580231159744 ppf: 1 ppct: 13 formats: tig: atl: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Factors Influencing Self-Medication in Children. aug: au: Bi, Bingqing Qin, Jiangmei Zhang, Lifang Lin, Chunmei Li, Shugang Zhang, Yanchun affil: School of Public Health, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China China National Health Development Research Center, Beijing, China China Health Economics Association, Beijing, China su: Online information services Medical databases Health education Meta-analysis Confidence intervals Systematic reviews Economic status Age distribution Nonprescription drugs Child behavior Self medication Sex distribution Health literacy Disease prevalence Descriptive statistics Psychology of caregivers Research funding MEDLINE Data analysis software Residential patterns Statistical models Drug side effects Educational attainment Antibiotics Children sug: subj: Online information services Medical databases Health education Meta-analysis Confidence intervals Systematic reviews Economic status Age distribution Nonprescription drugs Child behavior Self medication Sex distribution Health literacy Disease prevalence Descriptive statistics Psychology of caregivers Research funding MEDLINE Data analysis software Residential patterns Statistical models Drug side effects Educational attainment Antibiotics Children keyword: behavior rules children current situation influencing factors Self-medication ab: To evaluate the prevalence, influencing factors, and behavior rules of self-medication in children. Articles on self-medication in children from various electronic databases (PubMed, Cochrane Library, Web of Science, the WHO website (https://www.who.int/), ABI, CNKI, and Wanfang), were searched to August 2022. The single-group meta-analyses of the prevalence, influencing factors, and behavior rules of self-medication in children were performed using Revman 5.3 and Stata 16.0. The overall pooled prevalence of self-medication in children was 57% (95% CI: 0.39-0.75, I² = 100%, P <.00001 Z = 6.22). The pooled prevalence for main influencing factors, in terms of caregivers, was: 73% (95% CI: 0.72-0.75, I² = 100%, P <.00001, Z = 111.18) for those in rural areas; 55% (95% CI: 0.51-0.59, P =.04, Z = 26.92, I² = 68%, P <.00001) for females; 75% (95% CI: 0.74-0.76, I² = 68%, P <.00001, Z = 106.66) for those whose income was less than 716 dollars; 77% (95% CI: 0.75-0.79, I² = 99%, P <.000001, Z = 92.59) for the middle-aged and elderly; and 72% (95% CI: 0.58-87, I² = 99%, P <.00001, Z = 9.82) for those with a degree below bachelor. In the process of self-medication for children, 19% (95% CI: 0.06-0.32, I² = 99%, P <.00001, Z = 2.82) of the caregivers did not read the instructions, 28% (95% CI: −0.03-0.60, I² = 100%, P <.000001, Z = 1.77) neglected adverse effects, 49% (95% CI: 0.11-0.87, I² = 100%, P =.01, Z = 2.51) spontaneously increased or decreased the dosages, 49% (95% CI: 0.48-0.55, I² = 65%, P <.00001, Z = 16.51) had an awareness of over-the-counter (OTC) drugs, and 41% (95% CI: 0.18-0.64, I² = 99%, P <.00001, Z = 3.49) misrecognized the antibiotics. Self-medication for children was common, although the overall prevalence was not very high. The prevalence of self-medication in children was relatively higher among those caregivers who were female, rural, had low-income, were elder, or had a degree below bachelor. Common behaviors during self-medication in children included spontaneous dose increase or decrease, a lack of awareness of OTC drugs, and misconception of antibiotics. Government departments should formulate corresponding policies to provide quality health education resources for the caregivers of children. pubtype: Academic Journal doctype: Article src: R language: English refInfo: copyright: @attributes: flag: Y dt: @attributes: year: 2023 holdings: @attributes: islocal: N |
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