Self-medication practices in Ethiopia: An umbrella review protocol

• DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0300131
• Publication Date: 2025-02-27T18:27:52Z
• Authors: Getahun Fetensa; Eshetu Ejeta; Tariku Tesfaye Be...; Feyiso Bati; Edosa Amante; Jaleta Bulti; Saro Abdella; Yosef Gebreyohannes; Sabit Ababor; Abera Botore; Dabesa Gobena; Mirkuzie Woldie; Minyahil Tadesse ...; Tadesse Tolossa; Tafese Dejene; Zewdie Birhanu; Moranker Sudakar
• Keywords: Critical appraisal; Data extraction; Grey Literature

Background Self-medication is the practice of obtaining and using drugs without proper guidance or supervision. It can involve various behaviours that may harm individuals society. cause serious health economic problems for countries healthcare systems. Therefore, current review aimed at examining self-medication practices in Ethiopia. Methods This umbrella will consider all systematic reviews include adult age greater than 18 years Study protocols, papers other reviews, not reporting on practices, published languages English be excluded from review. MEDLINE, Embase, Cochrane Database Systematic Reviews searched. Two reviewers screen titles abstracts against eligibility criteria. Data extraction performed by 2 independent selected inclusion. The characteristics studies like author name, year published, databases searched, number studies/patients included, extracted. quality included reported JBI critical appraisal checklist research syntheses. A summary extracted data presented tabular format a narrative synthesis collected meet inclusion Discussion protocol expected to bring pooled evidence among different population groups pregnant mothers, population, students, general population. Evidence this used tackle global problem related with anti-microbial resistance. our call government non-government interventions reducing challenge issue resistance resource limited country registration PROSPERO CRD42023182552