A Study of the Prevalence of Self-Medication Practice among University Students in Southwestern Nigeria

Osemene, KP; Lamikanra, Adebayo

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“…Postgraduate students exhibited low prevalence of self-medication practices. 6 Two previous studies were conducted in China on knowledge, attitude and behaviours of university students on the use of antibiotics. The common indications of antibiotic use were common cold, sore throat, and fever.…”

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The Extent and Factors Associated with Non-Prescription Medicine Use in Eastern India – A Cross-Sectional Survey

Das¹,

Choudhury²,

Santra³

et al. 2017

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Objective: To assess the extent, pattern and determinants of non-prescription medicine use in an urban area of eastern India. Methods: A descriptive cross-sectional survey with total 392 subjects was carried out for 3 months by a structured questionnaire to assess the extent, pattern and determinants of non-prescription medicine use amongst the patients at a community retail medicine shop and a pharmacy running in Public-Private Partnership (PPP) model in a government hospital. Results: Our study found that 61.4% of the consumers indulged in the practice of self-medication. The commonest reason for self medication was a prevailing tendency in the community followed by cost-saving and convenience. The most commonly used medicines were antacids (43.4%) followed by analgesics-antipyretics (42.6%). It was found that only 12.5% completed an ongoing course of antibiotics. Consumption of ORS was commoner in diarrhoea than vomiting and only a few (13%) of the patients dissolved the ORS powder as directed. Only 9.7% of the subjects thought non-prescription medicine use is safe. Regarding the various types of medicine preparations used by them from the two types of pharmacy, a significant difference was noted only for eye drops (p = 0.003). This result might have been obtained due to prevailing ocular infections in the selected study population and underreporting at the Ophthalmology OPD of the nearest hospital. Conclusion: The current study has documented the extent of, factors associated with, and the pattern of non-prescription medicine use resulting in a surge of self-medication practice in urban area.Key words: Non-prescription medicine use, Self-medication, PPP model, Retail pharmacy, Survey. Key message: Given the increasing emphasis on self-care and empowering the public to manage their health with non-prescription medicines, the findings highlight the need for improved pharmacovigilance of these medicines to maximize benefits with minimal risk. Healthcare providers need to be aware of the potential for misuse, abuse and dependence, particularly in patients with long-term illness. This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 License, which allows others to remix, tweak, and build upon the work non-commercially, as long as the author is credited and the new creations are licensed under the identical terms.

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The Extent and Factors Associated with Non-Prescription Medicine Use in Eastern India – A Cross-Sectional Survey

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Choudhury²,

Santra³

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“…In the study of Abasuibong et al (2012), preventing stillbirth, treating insomnia, nausea, infection, and preventing Anemia were considered as the reasons for arbitrary drug use in pregnant women (27). The results obtained by Azami-Aghdash et al in Iran (2015) showed that the most significant group 6 Iran Red Crescent Med J. 2017; 19 (1):e43364.…”

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“…Studies indicate broad OTC drug use in women (6,15). In the study conducted by Banerjee and Bhadury, women were found to be more inclined than men toward selfmedication (26).…”

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“…However, if such access is not disciplined by specific programs, many problems such as arbitrary drug use will emerge (5). Selfmedication using drugs is defined as using OTC (over-thecounter) drugs for achieving recovery and health, but without professional advice or prescription (6), or the intermittent or continuous use of a medication prescribed by a physician for chronic or recurring diseases or symptoms (7).…”

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An Exploration in Women’s Perception of the Use of Over-the-Counter Drugs: A Content Analysis

Pourghane

Ahmadi

Salimi

2017

Iran Red Crescent Med J

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Background: Arbitrary drug use is considered as one of the major problems in all countries. Several studies indicate that selfmedication is more prevalent in women. In addition to the side-effects of drugs on women's health, their health behavior can affect their families, as well. Qualitative research provides insight into participants' internal world as well as the chance to specify and interpret the data and their experience at a deeper level. Objectives: The present qualitative study aimed to explore women's perception of OTC drugs. Methods:The present study is a conventional qualitative content analysis conducted on women's community in the Guilan province, the North of Iran. The study population was selected through purposive sampling, and the data were gathered through semi-structured interviews, which continued up to data saturation point. Data analysis was performed as per the stages recommended by Graneheim and Lundman. Research strength and its scientific accuracy were evaluated as per the criteria proposed by Guba and Lincoln. Results: Data analysis identified three main themes and 9 subthemes as follows: "fragmented interaction in health system (poor relationship between patients and therapists, government's poor economic support, inadequate supervision); "false self-confidence" (belief in the non-riskiness/efficiency of self-medication, self-esteem in understanding one's health status, good memories of healing); "perceived personal stonewalling" (limitations in time, huge costs of treatment, and poor understanding of nuisances). Conclusions: Participants' experience highlighted the necessity of awareness about adverse side effects of OTC drug use; such awareness can be achieved through various methods such as information dissemination and proper culture of drug use promoted by healthcare professionals to resolve the mentioned issues and improve, consolidate, and promote society's level of knowledge and health.

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“…8 The illnesses which prompted medical students to practice self-medication in our study were upper respiratory tract infections (common cold, sore throat and sinusitis) at 66.6%, gastroenteritis (12.3%) and fever (11.1%). Other studies showed that upper respiratory tract infection is the most common indication with prevalence of 58.7%, 3 22.1%, 9 20.3%. 10 85-95% of adult sore throats are viral 11,12 and resolve spontaneously without antimicrobials, hence lead to irrational antimicrobial use.…”

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Assessment of antimicrobial self-medication in undergraduate medical students in a rural tertiary care teaching hospital: a cross-sectional questionnaire-based study

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A Study of the Prevalence of Self-Medication Practice among University Students in Southwestern Nigeria

Cited by 165 publications

References 10 publications

The Extent and Factors Associated with Non-Prescription Medicine Use in Eastern India – A Cross-Sectional Survey

The Extent and Factors Associated with Non-Prescription Medicine Use in Eastern India – A Cross-Sectional Survey

An Exploration in Women’s Perception of the Use of Over-the-Counter Drugs: A Content Analysis

Assessment of antimicrobial self-medication in undergraduate medical students in a rural tertiary care teaching hospital: a cross-sectional questionnaire-based study

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