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Distribution of Age of the Sample of Patients

Icluded in the Study

≤ 20
≥ 41 18%
33%

21- ≤ 40
49%

18% of the patients we asked have ≤ 20 years , 33% have ≥ 41 years while 49%
have 21- ≤ 40 years.

Distribution of Gender of the Sample of


Patients Icluded in the Study

Male
41%

Female
59%

59% of the patients we asked were female while 41% were male.
Eduaction Level of patients in the sample

No eduaction
14%

School
18%

University
68%

14% of the patients we asked have no education , 18% have school education
while 68% have university education.

The higher the education level , the more knowing about analgesics.

Patient knowledge about analgesics

No
9%

Yes
91%

91% of the patients we asked know about analgesics while only 9% do not know
about them.
Patient use of analgesics

No
16%

Yes
84%

84% of the patients we asked use analgesics while 16% do not use them.

Type of analgesic used by the patient


Narcotics
2%

NSAIDs
98%

98% of the patients we asked use NSAIDs while only 2% of them use Narcotics.
Taking analgesics using prescription

Yes
37%

No
63%

37% of the patients we asked use analgesics with prescription while 63% use
analgesics without prescription.

Frequency of using analgesics

> once/day
16% > once/week
5%

Monthly
Upon needed 15%
64%

16% of the patients we asked use analgesics more than once daily , 5 % use
analgwsics more than once weekly , 15% use analgesics monthly while 64% use
analgesics upon needed.
Duration of using analgesics

< 1 year
19%

> 3 years
54% 1-3 years
27%

19% of the patients we asked use analgesics for less than one year , 27% use
analgesics for 1-3 years while 54 % use analgesics for more than 3 years.

The stratification of analgesics use among


different indications

Others
14%
Cancer
9%
Headache
42%
Rheumatic
pain
15%

Dysmenorrhea
20%

42% of the patients we asked use analgesics for headache , 20% use them for
dysmenorrhea , 15% use them for rheumatic pain , 9% use them for cancer
while 14 % use them for other reasons.
Patient knowledge about side effects caused
by the used analgesics

No
45%

Yes
55%

55% of the patients we asked know about side effects caused by the used analgesics while
45% donot know.

Source of knowledge about analgesics side


effects

Physician
Others
19%
28%

Pharmacist
Media 36%
17%

36% of the patients know about analgesics side effects from pharmacist , 19% know about
analgesics side effects from physician ,17% know about analgesics side effects from media
while 28% know about analgesics side effects from other sources.
Complaints associated with taking analgesics
Bleeding
Hypertension
3%
1%

Constipation
30%
GIT disturbances
43%

Renal problem
23%

43 % of the patients we asked suffered from GIT disturbances , 23% suffered from renal
problems , 30% suffered from constipation 1% suffered from hypertension while 3% of the
patients we asked suffered from bleeding.

Relation between patient educational level &


his knowledge
about analgesics side effects
No eduaction
12%
School
3%

University
85%

12% of the patients we asked have no education , 3% have school education while 85% have
university education.

The higher the education level , the more knowing about analgesics.

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