@article { author = {Mohseni, Mohammad and Azami-Aghdash, Saber and Gareh Sheyklo, Sepideh and Moosavi, Ahmad and Nakhaee, Majid and Pournaghi-Azar, Fatemeh and Rezapour, Aziz}, title = {Prevalence and Reasons of Self-Medication in Pregnant Women: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis}, journal = {International Journal of Community Based Nursing & Midwifery}, volume = {6}, number = {4}, pages = {272-284}, year = {2018}, publisher = {Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran}, issn = {2322-2476}, eissn = {2322-4835}, doi = {10.30476/ijcbnm.2018.40835}, abstract = {Background: Given the importance of having valid information about the prevalence and reasons of self-medication among pregnant women for preventing self-medication during this period, this study aimed to systematically review and perform a meta-analysis on the prevalence and reasons of self-medication during pregnancy.Methods: This systematic review and meta-analysis was conducted in 2018 to estimate the overall self-medication prevalence based on the database sources PubMed, Scopus, Google Scholar, MagIran, IranMedex and SID. Required data were collected using keywords: medication, self-medication, over-the-counter, non-prescription, prevalence, etiology, and occurrence and pregnant. Descriptive and cross-sectional studies in English and Persian languages were included. There was no time limitation for search. R software was applied for meta-analysis. Random-effects model was applied to estimate the self-medication prevalence with 95% confidence interval. Q statistics and I2 were used to measure the heterogeneity.Results: Out of 490 retrieved articles, finally 13 studies were included in meta-analysis, 6 studies of which reported the cause of self-medication. The overall estimated prevalence of self-medication based on the random effect model was 32% (95% CI, 22% - 44%). The most important reasons of self-medication were previous experience of the disease. The most important group of disease in which patients self-medicated was anemia. Also, the most important group of medication was herbal.Conclusion: The results of this study showed that the prevalence of self-medication among pregnant women was relatively high and required effective interventions to reduce and prevent self-medication among this group. Providing required information and raising awareness about complications resulting from self-medication, in particular herbal medicines and dietary supplements, should be taken into account.}, keywords = {Meta-analysis,Pregnant,prevalence,Self-medication}, url = {https://ijcbnm.sums.ac.ir/article_40835.html}, eprint = {https://ijcbnm.sums.ac.ir/article_40835_1034a7633633ff32035feabce8b8fd25.pdf} }