Back

The Prevalence of Self-Medication and Its Associated Factors Among the Residents of Kandahar, Afghanistan.

2026-02-06 public and global health Title + abstract only
View on medRxiv
Show abstract

BackgroundThe World Health Organization (WHO) defines self-medication as taking medicine by someone to treat a health problem on their own, without a professional or doctor consultation. Self-medication is a growing public health concern globally, including in Afghanistan. This study aims to assess the prevalence of self-medication and its associated factors among the residents of Kandahar city. MethodologyAn analytical cross-sectional study was conducted in 12 districts of Kandahar city. A tot...

Predicted journal destinations

1
PLOS ONE
1737 training papers
Top 7% 39.1%
2
PLOS Global Public Health
287 training papers
Top 6% 9.1%
3
Frontiers in Public Health
135 training papers
Top 2% 6.9%
4
BMJ Open
553 training papers
Top 34% 4.9%
5
BMC Public Health
148 training papers
Top 7% 4.5%
6
International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
116 training papers
Top 4% 4.5%
7
Cureus
64 training papers
Top 3% 3.3%
8
The American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene
50 training papers
Top 2% 1.8%
9
BMJ Global Health
95 training papers
Top 12% 1.6%
10
Scientific Reports
701 training papers
Top 86% 1.6%
11
JMIRx Med
29 training papers
Top 1% 1.3%
12
Public Health
34 training papers
Top 2% 1.1%
13
Journal of Medical Internet Research
81 training papers
Top 14% 1.1%
14
PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases
166 training papers
Top 15% 1.1%
15
BMC Infectious Diseases
110 training papers
Top 24% 0.8%
16
JMIR Public Health and Surveillance
45 training papers
Top 7% 0.8%
17
JMIR Formative Research
31 training papers
Top 6% 0.8%
18
Disaster Medicine and Public Health Preparedness
16 training papers
Top 0.8% 0.8%
19
Frontiers in Medicine
99 training papers
Top 28% 0.5%
20
Heliyon
57 training papers
Top 18% 0.5%
21
Journal of Hospital Infection
21 training papers
Top 2% 0.5%
22
International Journal of Public Health
17 training papers
Top 2% 0.5%
23
Vaccines
131 training papers
Top 18% 0.5%
24
International Journal of Infectious Diseases
115 training papers
Top 27% 0.5%
25
Journal of Public Health
23 training papers
Top 3% 0.5%