Volume 16, Issue 1, May 2016, Pages 38–45
Mulongo Mbarambara Philémon1, Baraka Songa Plamedie2, Mukupi Wansubi Lili3, Muhumu Mututa Patrick4, Bope Kwete Minga Barthélemie5, and Kyambiwa Bisangamo Célestin6
1 Department of Midewives, Institut Supérieur des Techniques Médicales de Bukavu, South-Kivu, RD Congo
2 Department of Midewives, Institut Supérieur des Techniques Médicales de Bukavu, South-Kivu, RD Congo
3 Department of Nursing Sciences, Institut Supérieur des Techniques Médicales de Bukavu, South-Kivu, RD Congo
4 Department of Heath Management, Institut Supérieur des Techniques Médicales de Kanyamulande, South-Kivu, RD Congo
5 Department of Nursing Sciences, Institut Supérieur des Techniques Médicales de Bukavu, South-Kivu, RD Congo
6 Department of Laboratary, Institut Supérieur des Techniques Médicales de Bukavu, South-Kivu, RD Congo
Original language: English
Copyright © 2016 ISSR Journals. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
There is growing concern about self-medication during pregnancy in many low resource countries. Despite its adverse impact on pregnancy, at the eastern of DR Congo, no study was conducted on this question until now. The aim of this study was to determine the prevalence and factors associated with self-medication among pregnant women attending antenatal care in Bukavu town. A cross-sectional analytical study was conducted in 14 health centers of Bukavu from March to April 2015. Multi stage sampling method was used to select 920 pregnant mothers. We chose fourteen health centers from all health centers in Bukavu by a simple random method. Binary logistic regression analysis was used to reveal association with self-medication practice. Results revealed a prevalence of self-medication (61.3%) among pregnant women interviewed. Reasons for practicing self-medication were disease not serious, prior experience about the drug, economical cost and easy access to the drug without prescription. The main drugs used were paracetamol (40.8%), amoxicillin (17.1%), and papaverin (13.4%). The factors associated with the self-medication in Bukavu town were previous self-medication practice, drugs advised by pharmacist/druggist, lack of sensibilisation on the drug
Author Keywords: antenatal care, self-medication, pregnant women, DR Congo.
Mulongo Mbarambara Philémon1, Baraka Songa Plamedie2, Mukupi Wansubi Lili3, Muhumu Mututa Patrick4, Bope Kwete Minga Barthélemie5, and Kyambiwa Bisangamo Célestin6
1 Department of Midewives, Institut Supérieur des Techniques Médicales de Bukavu, South-Kivu, RD Congo
2 Department of Midewives, Institut Supérieur des Techniques Médicales de Bukavu, South-Kivu, RD Congo
3 Department of Nursing Sciences, Institut Supérieur des Techniques Médicales de Bukavu, South-Kivu, RD Congo
4 Department of Heath Management, Institut Supérieur des Techniques Médicales de Kanyamulande, South-Kivu, RD Congo
5 Department of Nursing Sciences, Institut Supérieur des Techniques Médicales de Bukavu, South-Kivu, RD Congo
6 Department of Laboratary, Institut Supérieur des Techniques Médicales de Bukavu, South-Kivu, RD Congo
Original language: English
Copyright © 2016 ISSR Journals. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
Abstract
There is growing concern about self-medication during pregnancy in many low resource countries. Despite its adverse impact on pregnancy, at the eastern of DR Congo, no study was conducted on this question until now. The aim of this study was to determine the prevalence and factors associated with self-medication among pregnant women attending antenatal care in Bukavu town. A cross-sectional analytical study was conducted in 14 health centers of Bukavu from March to April 2015. Multi stage sampling method was used to select 920 pregnant mothers. We chose fourteen health centers from all health centers in Bukavu by a simple random method. Binary logistic regression analysis was used to reveal association with self-medication practice. Results revealed a prevalence of self-medication (61.3%) among pregnant women interviewed. Reasons for practicing self-medication were disease not serious, prior experience about the drug, economical cost and easy access to the drug without prescription. The main drugs used were paracetamol (40.8%), amoxicillin (17.1%), and papaverin (13.4%). The factors associated with the self-medication in Bukavu town were previous self-medication practice, drugs advised by pharmacist/druggist, lack of sensibilisation on the drug
Author Keywords: antenatal care, self-medication, pregnant women, DR Congo.
How to Cite this Article
Mulongo Mbarambara Philémon, Baraka Songa Plamedie, Mukupi Wansubi Lili, Muhumu Mututa Patrick, Bope Kwete Minga Barthélemie, and Kyambiwa Bisangamo Célestin, “Self-medication practice among pregnant women attending antenatal care at health centers in Bukavu, Eastern DR Congo,” International Journal of Innovation and Applied Studies, vol. 16, no. 1, pp. 38–45, May 2016.
