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Study population
The study
enlisted 508 participants. The sampling frame include general public from
different educational background in order to examine their behavior regarding
self-medication during covid-19.
Inclusion
criteria
General public
was included regardless of gender, education, ethnicity, religion and
socioeconomic class. Only those who agreed to participate in the study were
enrolled.
Exclusion
criteria
Participants
<18 years were excluded from the study.
Data
collection
Data collection
was done after extensive literature review. A standardized questionnaire was
developed. All sections of the questionnaire (sociodemographic characteristics ,
knowledge ,prevalence ,drug taking behavior) were developed using data
published in the literature since the covid-19 outbreak began. To make
questionnaire more objective it was forwarded to subject experts/academicians
for content validation. SPSS software was used to organize and analyze the data.
Data was collected from public through face to face interview using self administered
questionnaire.
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