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≤ 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.
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.
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.
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.
> 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.
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.
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.
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.