Pattern of drug consumption and its changes during the first trimester of pregnancy

M Dosttar sanaye; AR Sobhani

Journal of Inflammatory Diseases

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Pattern of drug consumption and its changes during the first trimester of pregnancy

Author(s):

M Dosttar sanaye,

AR Sobhani^,*

Journal of Inflammatory Diseases:Vol. 5, issue 4; 55-61

Article type:Research Article

How to Cite:Dosttar sanaye M, Sobhani A, Pattern of drug consumption and its changes during the first trimester of pregnancy.J Inflamm Dis.5(4):e154850.

Abstract

Background: Self-administered drug consumption especially in early pregnancy is very important due to its causative role in more than 3% of total congenital abnormalities. Objective: To study the patterns and particulars of drug consumption before and after pregnancy. Methods: Through a cross-sectional random sampling study, a questionnaire containing 26 questions was filled by 400 pregnant women who were in the first trimester of pregnancy referring to health centers of Rasht city. Findings: The results indicated that 34% of the samples consumed drugs before and 43.75% consumed drugs after pregnancy in which 19.5% had been self-administered. Analgesics, antibiotics and digestive drugs (53%) were used before and vitamins (25%), anti-anemia (19%) and digestive drugs (13%) were used more after pregnancy. Differences in variables such as age, job, number of pregnancies, wanted or unwanted pregnancy and drug consumption during pregnancy were significant (P

Keywords

Drug consumption

Analgesic

Pregnancy

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