A. Ismail, Muhammad Abdul Majid, Muhammad Mohd Haron, M. Abdul Halim, M. M. Mohd Ibrahim, Zurainie Abllah
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目的:调查马来西亚彭亨州首府关丹市成人牙病自我药疗的流行程度、态度和模式。材料与方法:本横断面研究是在关丹省18岁以上的成年人中进行的，通过自我管理的在线和纸质双语问卷。采用IBM SPSS®Version 26软件进行描述性统计和卡方分析。结果:275名受访者中，五分之一(21.8%)的人对牙病进行了自我药疗，大多数人的平均态度得分为21.7±2.5%(总分25分)。自我药物治疗的受访者主要来自18-27岁年龄组(78.3%)、女性(55%)、单身(78.3%)、居住在城市(75.0%)和学生(71.7%)，家庭收入< 3860林吉特(46.7%)、没有牙科保险(66.7%)、与牙科人员没有任何家庭关系(90.0%)。只有性别与自我药疗行为有显著相关，X2 (1, N = 275) = 4.916, P < 0.05。自我药疗的受访者中，大部分通过网络获取自我药疗相关信息(62.0%)，从药房获取药物(78.0%)。导致他们自我治疗的主要牙齿问题是牙痛(76.0%)，大多数人使用扑热息痛(62.0%)来缓解疼痛。他们自我药疗的主要原因是认为牙病不严重(60.0%)。结论:彭亨州关丹市成人牙病自我药疗率中等(21.8%)，以牙痛为主，以非处方止痛药为主。他们对适当的自我治疗也有良好的态度。
Self-medication practice for dental problems: A cross-sectional study among adults in Kuantan, Pahang in Peninsular Malaysia
Aim: To investigate the prevalence, attitude, and pattern of self-medication practice for dental problems among adults in Kuantan, the state capital of Pahang, Malaysia. Materials and Methods: This cross-sectional study was conducted among adults over 18 years of age who live in Kuantan via self-administered online- and paper-based bilingual questionnaires. Descriptive statistics and chi-square analysis were run using IBM SPSS® Version 26 software. Results: From 275 respondents, one-fifth of respondents (21.8%) practised self-medication for dental problems and most of them obtained a mean attitude score of 21.7 ± 2.5% out of 25. Most self-medicating respondents were from the age group of 18–27 years (78.3%), females (55%), singles (78.3%), resides urban area (75.0%), and students (71.7%), with a household income of
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It is a journal aimed for research, scientific facts and details covering all specialties of dentistry with a good determination for exploring and sharing the knowledge in the medical and dental fraternity. The scope is therefore huge covering almost all streams of dentistry - starting from original studies, systematic reviews, narrative reviews, very unique case reports. Our journal appreciates research articles pertaining with advancement of dentistry. Journal scope is not limited to these subjects and is more wider covering all specialities of dentistry follows: Preventive and Community Dentistry (Dental Public Health) Endodontics Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology Oral and Maxillofacial Radiology Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery (also called Oral Surgery) Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopaedics Periodontology (also called Periodontics) Pediatric Dentistry (also called Pedodontics) Prosthodontics (also called Prosthetic Dentistry) Oral Medicine Special Needs Dentistry (also called Special Care Dentistry) Oral Biology Forensic Odontology Geriatric Dentistry or Geriodontics Implantology Laser and Aesthetic Dentistry.
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