ObjectiveSelf-medication is defined as use of medicines to treat self-recognized illnesses. It is widely used in Ethiopia. However, its extent of use is unknown among health professionals. This study aimed to assess prevalence and reasons of self-medication with modern medicines among health professionals. A cross-sectional study was conducted on the health professionals, working in the public health facilities. Data were collected from March to May, 2016 using semi-structured questionnaire. Data were entered and analyzed using statistical package for the social sciences. A chi square test was used as test of significance at 95% of confidence interval.ResultsA total of 154 health professionals were enrolled, with 53% were being females. The finding revealed that prevalence of self-medication with modern medicines was 67.5%. Financial constraints (32.5%) and familiarity with medicines (24%) were the major reasons of self-medication. It also showed that self-medication with modern medicines was significantly associated with marital status (χ2 = 19.57, P = 0.00). Analgesics (53%) and antibiotics (36%) were the most commonly used categories of medicines. Self-medication with modern medicines was highly practiced among health professionals. Financial constraints and familiarity with medicines were the two major reasons of practicing.

Background: Inappropriate and overuse of antimicrobial drugs by healthcare professionals are a global concern. Exploring healthcare professionals' consciousness on antimicrobial resistance is important to advance the approaches to improve antibiotic use. Hence, the aim of the current study was to assess the level of healthcare professionals' consciousness towards antimicrobial resistance and its control measures.Methods: A cross-sectional study design was employed. Data was collected using a self-administered questionnaire to all healthcare professionals from May to June, 2017. Data were entered into Epi info version 7 and analyzed using SPSS version 21. The knowledge and belief scores were summarized using descriptive statistics. Univariate and multivariate logistic regression analysis were used to test the association, which was considered statistically significant if P-value < 0.05.Results : From 269 healthcare professionals participated in the study, 58% were males with a mean age of 31.9 + 7.5 years and 76.6% were degree holders. Most of them were nurses (36.4%) and physicians (24.9%). The median knowledge and belief scores of healthcare professionals on antimicrobial resistance were 35 (range 23-83) and 29 (range 13-47), respectively. Forty seven percent of participants had poor belief score. A correlation test between knowledge and belief scores revealed a significant positive correlation (r = 0.551; P = 0.01). Hospital setting (adjusted odds ratio [AOR]: 4.65; 95% confidence interval [CI]: 2.39-9.06; P < 0.001; and AOR: 3.62; 95% CI: 1.76-7.44; P < 0.001) and training (AOR: 0.43; 95% CI: 0.23-0.83; P < 0.05; and AOR: 0.13; 95% CI: 0.06-0.25; P < 0.001) had significantly associated with good knowledge and belief scores, respectively.Conclusions : More than half of healthcare professionals had good knowledge and belief scores on antimicrobial resistance. Prior training experience, type and setting of health institutions were significantly associated with both knowledge and belief scores. Hence, regular comprehensive educational training on antimicrobial resistance is recommended for healthcare professionals working on healthcare institutions.