SynthesisBMC public health2024
Prevalence and associated factors of self-medication in worldwide pregnant women: systematic review and meta-analysis.
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15 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- The nature of self-medication in Uganda: a systematic review and meta-analysis.BMC public health · 2025Pooled it
- Use of dipyrone during pregnancy and risk of congenital anomalies: a systematic review.European journal of clinical pharmacology · 2025Pooled it
- Self-Medication Behaviors: Determinants, Motivations, and Safety Practices Among Health Sciences Students.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- Prevalence of self-medication among pregnant women attending a public hospital in Cartagena, Colombia, 2023–2024Revista colombiana de obstetricia y ginecologia · 2026Article
- Knowledge, attitude, and practice toward medication use among pregnant women attending Mansoura university hospital antenatal care clinics: an analytic cross-sectional study.BMC pregnancy and childbirth · 2026Article
- Self-Medication With Herbal Remedies During Pregnancy: Practices, Reasons, and Adverse Effects.Scientifica · 2026Article
- Prevalence and associated factors of self-medication among pregnant women in N'Djamena North District, Chad.The Pan African medical journal · 2026Article
- Factors, Attitudes, and Prevalence of Self-Medication Among Pregnant Women: A Cross-Sectional Study in Saudi Arabia.Pharmacy (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Self-medication practices and associated factors among pregnant women in Oromia, Ethiopia: institutional based cross-sectional study.Frontiers in medicine · 2025Article
- Advancing the safe motherhood initiative: A qualitative and sentiment analysis of local physician's perspectives on antibiotic self-medication during pregnancy in a low- and middle-income country.PLOS global public health · 2025Article
- Perspectives of primary healthcare nurses on cultural practices contributing to late antenatal booking in South Africa.Health SA = SA Gesondheid · 2025Article
- Prevalence and Determinants of Self-Medication Among Pregnant Women at an Antenatal Clinic at Soba Teaching Hospital, Sudan: A Cross-Sectional Analysis.Medical science monitor : international medical journal of experimental and clinical research · 2024Article
- Self-Medication of Medical Students at Erzincan Binali Yıldırım University in Turkey: A Cross-Sectional Study.Cureus · 2024Article
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- Prevalence and associated factors of self-medication among pregnant women in Sodo Town, Southern Ethiopia.Frontiers in medicine · 2024Article
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Abstract
backgroundSelf-medication during pregnancy is of great interest. The use of drugs during pregnancy requires a careful reflection on the benefits to the mother and the risks to the fetus. Selecting a drug or drugs for treating pregnant women can be difficult for clinicians owing to the various pharmacokinetic and physiological changes encountered during pregnancy. This systematic review and meta-analysis aimed to estimate the pooled prevalence of self-medication and associated factors among women during pregnancy.
methodsSearches were carried out at PubMed, Science Direct, Web of Science, and Google Scholar. The quality of the studies and the risk of bias were analyzed using the Joanna Briggs Critical Appraisal Checklist for Analytical Cross-Sectional Studies instrument. The extracted data were tabulated and analyzed qualitatively and quantitatively through meta-analysis.
resultsThe overall prevalence of self-medication among pregnant women was 44.50% (95% CI: 38.92-50.23). Subgroup analyses showed differences in self-medication prevalence influenced by region, county income, and study design. The Heterogeneity, assessed by the statistical test I2 varied from 96 to 99% and was statistically significant. The result of this funnel plot showed that the funnel plot was symmetry with p-value = 0.36, and there is no publication bias.
conclusionThe results obtained from this study showed that the prevalence of self-medication among pregnant women is relatively high. This requires effective measures and interventions to reduce self-medication.
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