Risks and influencing factors analysis of inhabitant's self-medicine in Shanghai countryside

Abstract

Objective To investigate the status of inhabitant ’ s self-medicine in Shanghai countryside , and to explore its risks and influencing factors .Methods We utilized self-designed normal information questionnaire and self-medicine risks survey questionnaire , and a total of 750 questionnaires had been distributed to survey Shanghai countryside inhabitants ’ demographic data and self-medicine risks survey . Results We gave out 750 questionnaires and retrieved 712 , so percent retrieve was 94 .9%.A total of 656 of them were effective （effective rate 92.1%）.Inhabitants in Shanghai countryside acquired 2.10 ±0.55 scores for risks of self-medicine.Inhabitants with different gender , occupation, degree of education, family income, medical insurance and daily routine had different level of self-medicine risks （ P 〈0.05 ）.According to multivariate analysis , the main influencing factors of self-medicine included the type of medical insurance , daily routine, the degree of education and occupation （P〈0.01）.Conclusions The behavior of inhabitant’s self-medicine should be brought into standardized management under professional instruction to minimize personal health risks and social medical resources waste . Key words: Countryside population; Data collecting; Self-medicine; Influencing factors; Shanghai