Socioeconomic Inequality in Self-Medication in Iran: Cross-Sectional Analyses at the National and Subnational Levels.

Satar RezaeiMohammad HajizadehSina AhmadiMohammad EbrahimiBehzad Karami Matin

Published in: ClinicoEconomics and outcomes research : CEOR (2020)

This study demonstrated that SM is more concentrated among socioeconomically advantaged households in Iran. Thus, effective evidence-based interventions should be implemented to improve awareness about SM and its negative consequences. Further studies are required to investigate the consequences of SM practice among people.

Keyphrases

cross sectional
healthcare
quality improvement
primary care
physical activity
emergency department
drug induced