Self-medication among medical student in King Abdul-Aziz University

Aashi, Mooataz Mohammed; Alghanmi, Hisham Abdulhamid; Alhibshi, Rabaa Hashim; Alsaati, Bashair Abdulrahim; Aljohani, Naif Jeza

doi:10.18203/2320-6012.ijrms20160547

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“…This is in accordance with the results of the study of Al Rasheed et al among female students studying at the same venue which also reported examination and course load as stressors [9]. Further to this, students studying in other universities of Saudi Arabia highlighted same factors that promote academic stress among them [2,3,9]. Hence, examination and course load may be considered as general determinants of stress among Saudi students.…”

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confidence: 88%

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Determinants of academic stress and stress-related selfmedication practice among undergraduate male pharmacy and medical students of a tertiary educational institution in Saudi Arabia

Al-Shagawi¹,

Ahmad²,

Naqvi³

et al. 2018

Trop. J. Pharm Res

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“…During preclinical studies and research it has been observed that individuals with stress used to self-medicate hence leading to drug abuse for controlled or addicted substance [3]. The concept of self-medication is widely observed in undergraduate students also as medical students revealed a high ratio i.e.…”

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confidence: 99%

Determinants of academic stress and stress-related selfmedication practice among undergraduate male pharmacy and medical students of a tertiary educational institution in Saudi Arabia

Al-Shagawi¹,

Ahmad²,

Naqvi³

et al. 2018

Trop. J. Pharm Res

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“…The results indicated that medical students were more likely to use self-medication with antibiotics during self-medication compared to non-medical students. Such findings were consistent with other studies [37][38][39][40]18,20,41]. The reason for such a result may be due to better exposure of medical students towards medical knowledge compared to non-medical students.…”

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confidence: 93%

“…It has been a common practice used by the students when they feel certain pain. Based on such an assumption, students go to pharmacies to buy drugs to cure minor illnesses like flu, headache, pain, supplement, and cold without the knowledge of specialists and this, in turn, affects their overall health conditions [20]. It is also noted that students do not bother to read the leaflet instruction and precautions [19].…”

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confidence: 99%

Prevalence of Antibiotic Use and Factors Associated With Self-medication among University Students in Malaysia

Ali

Albawani

Abdulsalam

et al. 2021

JPRI

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Self-medication with antibiotics is a global menace especially in developing countries due to lack of knowledge, poor access to the proper health care, and the weakness in the government’s role in monitoring and controlling the use of antibiotics. Thus, this study was carried out to identify the prevalence of antibiotic use during self-medication and the associated factors with self-medication among the students of Lincoln University College Malaysia. A quantitative research approach (i.e. cross-sectional study) was utilized. A simple sampling technique was employed to select 240 respondents among the students. The survey was used to collect data through the process of questionnaires’ validation. Descriptive statistics were used to examine all the research hypotheses. Though the prevalence of self-medication among the respondents as well as the misuse of antibiotics during self-medication was relatively low, there is, however, an urgent need to provide university students with health education programs to help them understand the proper use of the drugs and to increase their awareness about the risk of self-medication without supervision from qualified health providers.

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“…5 This has severe consequences like undesirable adverse reactions, drug resistance and even mortality. 5 The hazards associated with self-medication include resistance of microorganisms against antibiotics, unsuccessful treatment outcomes, toxicity of drugs, economic implications, increased hospital stays and increase in morbidity rates. 6,7 It is linked with various aspects; lack of access to healthcare, accessibility of drugs over the counter without prescription, lack of regulatory control and extensive delays to medical care in hospitals.…”

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Self-Medication; Among Private Undergraduate Medical Students of Lahore

Nagi

Kazmi

Mehboob

et al. 2017

TPMJ

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ORIGINAL PROF-3598ABSTRACT… Background: The utilization of medication by individuals in an attempt to treat self-recognized symptoms themselves is termed self-medication. Medical students face obscurity when they seek health care for themselves. This study was conducted to assess the prevalence of self-medication among the private undergraduate medical students of a private medical college of Lahore to assess the students' attitudes regarding the practice of self-medication. Study Design: Cross sectional study. Setting: The participants were students of Shalamar Medical and Dental College, Lahore a Private Institute, in Lahore. Period: May to September 2015 (5 months). Methods: The sampling frame constituted of 600 eligible students. The sample size of 192 was calculated assuming 76% prevalence of self-medication practice with 5% relative precision and 95% confidence interval. Systematic random sampling was utilized to administer a modified, self-administered, structured questionnaire. Institutional review board (IRB) of Shalamar Institute of Health Sciences granted permission to carry out the research. The questionnaires were distributed to a sample of 200 subjects after a signed informed consent was obtained. The data entry and analyses were done in SPSS for Windows version 20.0. Results: The response rate was 100%. The average age of the participants (n= 200) was 21.7 ±1.5 years. Almost 83% (n= 159) of students admitted to practice selfmedication with a different range of antibiotics. Convenience 62% (n= 124) was chosen to be the main reason of self-medication followed by cost saving 14% (n= 28) and lack of trust in prescribing physician 12% (n= 24). Fever 18% (n= 77), sore throat 19% (n= 81) and cough 18% (n= 79) were the main reasons for self-medication. Opinion of family members 30% (n= 60), personal previous experiences 25% (n= 49) and doctor's previous prescription 18% (n= 35) were major criterion for selection of antibiotic. Local community pharmacies were used as a source of obtaining antibiotics for self-administration by 72% (n =144). The relation between self-medication and type of antibiotic taken in consideration before use was highly significant, Χ 2 (1, n= 200) = 12.37, p<.001. The relation between local community pharmacies as a source of getting antibiotics for self-administration and self-medication was also highly significant, Χ 2(1, n= 200) = 17.87, p<.001. Conclusion: Self Medication with antibiotics and analgesics is common among undergraduate medical students. Local community pharmacies play a critical role as a source of disbursement of antibiotics.

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Self-medication among medical student in King Abdul-Aziz University

Cited by 7 publications

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Determinants of academic stress and stress-related selfmedication practice among undergraduate male pharmacy and medical students of a tertiary educational institution in Saudi Arabia

Determinants of academic stress and stress-related selfmedication practice among undergraduate male pharmacy and medical students of a tertiary educational institution in Saudi Arabia

Prevalence of Antibiotic Use and Factors Associated With Self-medication among University Students in Malaysia

Self-Medication; Among Private Undergraduate Medical Students of Lahore

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