Self-medication during pregnancy and associated factors among pregnant women in Goba town southeast Ethiopia: a community based cross sectional study

摘要

ObjectiveThe use of self-medications during pregnancy results in serious structural as well as functional adverse effects on mothers and unborn children. But little is known about the practice of self-medication used during pregnancy in Ethiopia. Therefore, this research aimed to assess the prevalence of self-medication practice and associated factors during pregnancy among pregnant women in Goba town, southeast Ethiopia.