ABSTRACT

Background: Self-medication which is defined as the treatment of common illness to treat minor symptoms without any medical supervisor. Materials and methods: The study was conducted in a gated community in porur locality in Chennai were more than 2000 people were living in this community. The research design conducted is a cross sectional online KAP survey. The obtained data was analysed by using the Statistical Package of Social Sciences (SPSS) version 24 to validate and analyse the entries. Results: Shows that most of the participants were in the age group of 50-59 years of age that accounts about 29.5. The reasons to self-medicate during the lockdown period were mostly due to previous illness in treating similar symptoms (47.4%). Attitude among the respondents in which a high number of positive attitude among the residents and in A2 (72.2%). It is noted that P1 (55.1 %) majority of the respondents preferred self-medication during the lockdown period. Conclusion: The study had found out that the majority of the residents had preferred self- medication during the lockdown period. Key words: Self-medication, Covid-19, Pandemic
Publication date: 01/06/2023

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https://doi.org/10.31032/IJBPAS/2023/12.6.6984