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Self-medication practice and contributing factors among pregnant women.

Yirga Legesse NiriayoKadra MohammedSolomon Weldegebreal AsgedomGebre Teklemariam DemozShishay WahdeyKidu Gidey
Published in: PloS one (2021)
In our study, high prevalence of self-medication was reported among pregnant women. Self-medication practice during pregnancy was higher among pregnant women on first trimester and those who were not having health insurance. Therefore, intervention programs should be designed to minimize the practice of self-medication during pregnancy.
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