Prevalence and influencing factors of self-medication during the COVID-19 pandemic in the Arab region: a multinational cross-sectional study

• Main Authors: Aya Elsayed Abdelwahed (Author), Mostafa Mahmod Abd-elkader (Author), Amany Mahfouz (Author), Mohammed Osama Abdelmawla (Author), Marwa Kabeel (Author), Amr Gabr Elkot (Author), Mohamed Rabiea Hamad (Author), Rahma Abd Elfattah Ibrahim (Author), Marwa M. I. Ghallab (Author), Collaborators group (Author), Nouran Hamza (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2023-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background The novel coronavirus pandemic (COVID-19) has begun with a wave of misinformation and fear of infection. This may have led people to self-medicate inappropriately. The World Health Organization describes self-medication (SM) as utilizing medicines to relieve symptoms or health co...