Self-medication is a serious public health concern, It's a fairly widespread practice worldwide Both in developed and developing nations. Self-medication practices (SMP) are highly prone to inappropriate use and have its own drawbacks resulting wastage of resources, increase drug resistance pathogens and adverse reactions. The aim of the current study is to detect the prevalence of self -medication among attendants to three family health units in Sohag directorate and to identify the determinants of participants practicing self -medication. Cross sectional study Studied population in this study was attendants to three family health units in Sohag directorate (Edfain – ElHagarsa – Balasfoura) during the period from 1st September 2019 till 31th March 2020. Data was collected through personal interview with participants using a specially designed multi-item questionnaire. During the period of the study, 400 participants were included. among the studied population 228 cases (57%) identified to practice self-medication and will be considered as the first group. Second group included 172 (43%) not confirmed to practice self-medication. Students and house wives formed the majority of self-medicated participants.
Keywords: Self-medication; Antimicrobial; Public health.