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October 1, 2025Journal of The Indian Academy of GeriatricsOpen Access

Prevalence, Pattern, and Determinants of Self-medication among Elderly in Puducherry: A Community-based Cross-sectional Study

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SRSheeba RaviKKK. KannanSRS Rajini

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Overview

Cross-sectional study reveals 80% prevalence of self-medication in elderly individuals, highlighting risks like antimicrobial resistance.

Key Points

  • To assess self-medication prevalence and its determinants among the elderly in Puducherry.
  • Community-based cross-sectional study
  • Semi-structured questionnaire used for data collection
  • Participants recruited through multi-stage random sampling
  • Data analyzed using SPSS software
  • 80% prevalence of self-medication among the elderly
  • 77.2% used allopathic drugs primarily for headaches
  • Key factors influencing self-medication include hospital expenses and distance to healthcare facilities

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Ravi et al. (2025) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/69254f97c0ce034ddc359e0ahttps://doi.org/10.4103/jiag.jiag_14_25
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