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Gender differences in predictors of self-medication with tranquillizers and sleeping pills: Results of the population-based study in Serbia
Razlike med Spoloma pri Kazalnikih Samozdravljenja s Pomirjevali in Zdravili za Spanje: Rezultati Populacijske Študije v Srbiji
dc.creator | Tripković, Katica | |
dc.creator | Šantrić Milićević, Milena | |
dc.creator | Odalović, Marina | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2020-02-13T14:00:20Z | |
dc.date.available | 2020-02-13T14:00:20Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2020 | |
dc.identifier.issn | 0351-0026 | |
dc.identifier.uri | https://farfar.pharmacy.bg.ac.rs/handle/123456789/3505 | |
dc.description.abstract | Previous studies among the Serbian population concluded that the trend of self-medication with tranquillizers and sleeping pills requires deeper study. The objective is to identify gender differences in socio-demographic, health, and health service predictors of self-medication with tranquillizers and sleeping pills in a Serbian population of 15 years old and above. This was a population-based, cross-sectional study. Data was extracted from the most recently available results of the Serbian National Health Survey of 2013. Multivariate logistic regression was used to determine independent self-medication predictors. The study included 14,623 participants, of which 51.77% were female. While 5.6% of the females reported self-medication with tranquillizers and sleeping pills, only 2.2% of males reported such practice (p<0.001). The presence of chronic disease, stress, and physical pain in the last month before the interview was significantly associated with an increased likelihood of self-medication with observed drugs in both genders. Age was the most significant socio-demographic predictor of self-medication in females, while in males it was unemployment. Women of 55-65 years of age showed a greater risk from self-medication with tranquillizers and sleeping pills in comparison to women of 15-24 years of age (aOR=4.75, 95% CI: 1.83-12.33). Unemployed males showed a greater tendency for such practice in comparison to employed (aOR=1.86, 95% CI: 1.19-2.91). The findings highlighted predictors of self-medication with tranquillizers and sleeping pills and important differences between genders, which may contribute to the design of gender-sensitive surveillance, identification, and the prevention of such undesirable practices through evidence-based and appropriately tailored public health actions. | en |
dc.publisher | Walter de Gruyter | |
dc.relation | info:eu-repo/grantAgreement/MESTD/Basic Research (BR or ON)/175087/RS// | |
dc.relation | info:eu-repo/grantAgreement/MESTD/MPN2006-2010/141012/RS// | |
dc.rights | openAccess | |
dc.rights.uri | https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/ | |
dc.source | Zdravstveno varstvo | |
dc.subject | gender | |
dc.subject | predictors | |
dc.subject | prevalence | |
dc.subject | self-medication | |
dc.subject | tranquillizers and sleeping pills | |
dc.subject | unmet needs | |
dc.title | Gender differences in predictors of self-medication with tranquillizers and sleeping pills: Results of the population-based study in Serbia | en |
dc.title | Razlike med Spoloma pri Kazalnikih Samozdravljenja s Pomirjevali in Zdravili za Spanje: Rezultati Populacijske Študije v Srbiji | sr |
dc.type | article | |
dc.rights.license | BY-NC-ND | |
dcterms.abstract | Трипковић, Катица; Одаловић, Марина; Шантрић Милићевић, Милена; | |
dc.citation.volume | 59 | |
dc.citation.issue | 1 | |
dc.citation.spage | 47 | |
dc.citation.epage | 56 | |
dc.citation.rank | M23 | |
dc.identifier.wos | 000502820300007 | |
dc.identifier.doi | 10.2478/sjph-2020-0007 | |
dc.identifier.scopus | 2-s2.0-85078599597 | |
dc.identifier.fulltext | https://farfar.pharmacy.bg.ac.rs/bitstream/id/7500/GENDER_DIFFERENCES_IN_PUB_2020.pdf | |
dc.type.version | publishedVersion |