Investigation on self-medication behavior and the demand for grid medicine boxes among Zibo residents in the post-epidemic era
Objective To provide reference for self-medication and community health education management for community residents in the post-epidemic era.Methods A questionnaire was designed based on the KAP model,that is,community residents' knowledge,attitude,behavior of self-medication and their attitude towards self-medication facil-ities(grid medicine boxes).646 valid questionnaires were obtained by combining online and offline methods.SPSS23.0 and Likert scale were used to analyze the status quo of self-medication of community residents in Zibo city and their attitude towards community grid medicine boxes.Result 72.3%of residents had self-medication behavior during the epidemic period and after the recent peak of the epidemic,and the higher the education level,the higher the proportion of choosing self-medication(P<0.05);The qualified rates of residents′ knowledge,attitude,and behavior towards drugs were 79.4%,68.73%,and 79.01%,respectively.The knowledge score of the group with self-medication behavior was higher than that of the group without self-medication behavior(P<0.05),and the difference was statisti-cally significant;77.9%of respondents hope to use self-service drug purchasing facilities in the community,while 80%of respondents hope that self-service drug purchasing facilities have multiple functions such as self-service drug purcha-sing,storage,network distribution,convenient medical device rental,and so on.Conclusion The self-medication behavior of community residents in Zibo city is common,and the knowledge reserve,attitude and behavior of self-medi-cation are generally good,but there are still some misunderstandings.It is necessary to strengthen the propaganda and education of community health medication;Residents have a high demand for community self-service drug purchasing facilities,and can design a multi-functional grid medicine box based on residents′ needs to meet the comprehensive needs of community residents in the post-epidemic era,such as precise drug retrieval,convenient drug storage,self monitoring of health,and health management of grid personnel.
Community residentsSelf-medicationGrid medicine box
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