Tropical Journal of Pharmaceutical Research

Original Research Article | OPEN ACCESS

Relationship between health beliefs and drug use among adults: A cross-sectional study

Pushp Lata Rajpoot¹, Dilip Vaishnav² , Amani Awwadh Alotaibi¹, Tahani B Mohamed¹, Sumaira Idrees³, Wajiha Rehman³, Manal AA Mohamed¹

¹Department of Health Education and Promotion, College of Public Health and Tropical Medicine, Jazan University, Jazan 45142, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia,; ²Department of Forensic Medicine and Toxicology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Rishikesh, Uttarakhand 249203, India; ³Department of Health Informatics, College of Public Health and Tropical Medicine, Jazan University, Jazan 45142, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.

For correspondence:- Dilip Vaishnav Email: dilip.fmt@aiimsrishikesh.edu.in

Received: 15 April 2024 Accepted: 17 October 2024 Published: 30 November 2024

Citation: Rajpoot PL, Vaishnav D, Alotaibi AA, Mohamed TB, Idrees S, Rehman W, et al. Relationship between health beliefs and drug use among adults: A cross-sectional study. Trop J Pharm Res 2024; 23(11):1925-1931 doi: 10.4314/tjpr.v23i11.17

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Abstract

Purpose: To investigate the correlation between health attitudes and drug usage among participants in Aligarh district. Methods: This cross-sectional study involved 446 randomly selected adults aged 18 years and older. Study instrument was a self-structured questionnaire developed based on relevant literature, and scored using a 5-point Likert scale ranging from strongly agree to strongly disagree. A higher score indicates better healthcare beliefs. Responses were compared using regression models. Results: Health beliefs and drug use showed a significant positive correlation among respondents (p < 0.001). Also, being married, educational level, and being a student showed positive healthy-drug relationships (p < 0.001). Conclusion: Health beliefs and drug use are positively correlated. Also, marital status, educational level, and being a student show a positive correlation with drug use. Further studies are needed to understand these relationships more comprehensively.

Keywords: Health beliefs, Drug use, Adults, Healthy-adults relationships