Risk factors associated with self-medication among the indigenous communities of Chittagong Hill Tracts, Bangladesh.
Ayan SahaKay Kay Shain MarmaAfrah RashidNowshin TarannumSrabanty DasTonmoy ChowdhuryNusrat AfrinPrashanta ChakrabortyMd EmranH M Hamidullah MehediMohammad Imdad HussainAshim BaruaSabuj Kanti MistryPublished in: PloS one (2022)
The prevalence of self-medication is substantially high among indigenous people and the effect is alarming. Particular concern is the misuse of antibiotics and analgesic drugs. Increasing awareness among the population of the negative effect of self-medication and implementation of proper policies and actions are urgently needed to prevent self-medication among indigenous population in Bangladesh.