PRESENT SITUATION ABOUT SELF-MEDICATION AMONG GENERALPEOPLE OF A METROPOLITAN CITY, DHAKA, BANGLADESH
Keywords:
Self medication, prevalence, public awareness, OTC medicine, Metropolitan cityAbstract
The aim of this study is to evaluate the prevalence and factors affecting self medication among the
general population of one of the biggest metropolitan city, Dhaka, Bangladesh. The results of the
study will focus on the data regarding reasons, public awareness and safety aspects of self
medication in Dhaka, Bangladesh. It’s a questionnaire based survey which were conducted on
adult male and females. A total of 355 questionnaires were analyzed, among respondents, 83.10%were practicing self medication frequently. The reasons of self medication were quick remedy is
known (48.43%), lack of time (26.21%) and high fee of doctors (18.52%). The most common
diseases in which self medication are applied are fever (24.88%), gastric problem (24.42%),
headache (17.21%), cough and cold (14.19%), pain (13.95%), diarrhea (3.95%).
