Survey for Prevalence of Medicine Consumption and Diseases in Different Age Groups in Rural Areas in Bangladesh

Abstract

In South-East Asia the main public health issues are infectious diseases and communicable disease where morbidity and mortality due to non-communicable diseases (NCDs) has increased over the last few decades. Therefore, the objective of our study is to understand the medicine consumption scenario among different age groups in Bangladesh and to ensure whether patients are aware about safe use of medicine. We conducted our study over 70 people in Homna, Cumilla. From the above study conducted over 70 people we can say that highest number of people was found in the age group of 10-20 years whose body weight ranged in 51-60 kg. It also demonstrated that most of the people in our study were literate where the highest number of people passed at least JSC. Among different types of occupation the highest percentage was found in the category of other occupation.(figure 3) Figure 4 clearly should that 48% people in our study don’t earn any money. It is a good sign that most of the people in our study did not have any eye disease and result was almost same in case of hearing problem. It was a positive sign people took different medicine when doctor prescribed the medicine. Addiction to smoking and tobacco was a bad sign that can harm to the people by its severe side effects.( Figure 5)