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标题：Self-Medication Patterns during a Pandemic: A Qualitative Study on Romanian Mothers’ Beliefs toward Self-Treatment of Their Children
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作者：Petruța Tarciuc ; Doina Anca Pleșca ; Alina Duduciuc 等
期刊名称：Healthcare
电子版ISSN：2227-9032
出版年度：2022
卷号：10
期号：9
DOI：10.3390/healthcare10091602
语种：English
出版社：MDPI Publishing
摘要：Self-medication represents a significant healthcare and health policy issue worldwide, both in developed and underdeveloped countries. Currently, the COVID-19 pandemic is considered a relevant context that could subtly trigger self-medication behavior because of limited access to health care services and the threat of infection with the SARS-CoV-2 virus. While the previous research conducted with quantitative methodologies reported a dramatically increased rate of self-medication around the world, qualitative inquiries on the subjective experience with self-medicine remain scarce in medical and related fields of study. For this purpose, a qualitative study with semi-structured interviews was undertaken to better understand how Romanian mothers (n = 18) applied self-treatment with their children by avoiding medical advice during the COVID-19 pandemic. The results showed that the COVID-19 pandemic did not affect the prevalence of self-medicine among the pediatric population as parents achieved a degree of awareness of self-treatment of their children due to the general context of the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic.
关键词：enself-medicationCOVID-19qualitative studyRomania