@ARTICLE{Gharlipour, author = {Rahbar, Ahmad and Gharlipour, Zabihollah and Arsang-Jang, Shahram and Ebraze, Ali and Kazazlou, Zohre and }, title = {Perceived Benefits and Barriers about Self-medication among Women Referring to Health Center in Qom City - 2016}, volume = {20}, number = {2}, abstract ={Background: Self-medication is one of the biggest problems of social, health and economic societies such as Iran. The aim of this study was to determine the benefits and barriers about self-medication among women referring to health center in Qom city. Materials and Methods: This cross-sectional descriptive-analytical study carried out on women referred to health centers in Qom city- 2016. In the current study, 226 people were selected from among the health centers by multistage sampling. A standard questionnaire was used on knowledge about self-medication, perceived benefits, perceived barriers and self-medication. Data were analyzed by SPSS V.20 using independent t-test and Chi-square. Results: According to the results of this study, 74.3 percent of women had a history of self-medication that 43.8 percent of them was in the past 6 months. The mean of knowledge about self-medication and perceived barriers in people with a history of self-medication was significantly higher than those who had not a history of self-medication (p<0.05). While, the perceived benefits was not significantly associated with a history of self-medication (p=0.79). Conclusion: Given the high prevalence of self-medication and the relationship between knowledge and perceived barriers with self-medication, therefore, educational program is necessary for women about the effects and consequences of self-medication through the media. }, URL = {http://jams.arakmu.ac.ir/article-1-4903-en.html}, eprint = {http://jams.arakmu.ac.ir/article-1-4903-en.pdf}, journal = {Journal of Arak University of Medical Sciences}, doi = {}, year = {2017} }