Comparison of self-medication practices with analgesics among undergraduate medical and paramedical students of a tertiary care teaching institute in Central India - A questionnaire-based study.

Autor:	Chindhalore CA; Department of Pharmacology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Nagpur, Maharashtra, India., Dakhale GN; Department of Pharmacology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Nagpur, Maharashtra, India., Giradkar AB; Government Medical College, Nagpur, Maharashtra, India.
Jazyk:	angličtina
Zdroj:	Journal of education and health promotion [J Educ Health Promot] 2020 Nov 26; Vol. 9, pp. 309. Date of Electronic Publication: 2020 Nov 26 (Print Publication: 2020).
DOI:	10.4103/jehp.jehp_378_20
Abstrakt:	Context: Inappropriate self-medication can increase chances of adverse drug reactions, disease aggravation, or drug interactions. Analgesics are most commonly used as self-medication. Aims: The aim of this study was to evaluate and compare analgesic self-medication practices among medical and paramedical undergraduate students of a tertiary care teaching institute in Central India. Materials and Methods: A cross-sectional, observational study was conducted in 216 undergraduate medical (MBBS and BDS) and paramedical (occupational therapy/physiotherapy and BSc nursing) students. A predesigned, self-developed, semi-structured questionnaire was used. Statistical Analysis: The Chi-square test was used for testing statistical significance. Results: The overall prevalence of self-medication with analgesics was 83.33%. Self-medication was significantly high among medical students as compared to paramedical students ( P = 0.003). Significantly more medical students were aware about adverse drug reactions of analgesics as compared to paramedical students ( P = 0.019). The most common source of information about drugs was previous prescription (58.33%), followed by media including the Internet (53.70%). The most dominant symptom compelling self-medication was found to be muscular pain (42.12%), followed by headache (36.57%). 54.16% of the students revealed that self-medication provides quick relief from pain. The most commonly used analgesic was paracetamol (82.40%), followed by diclofenac (22.68%). A significant number of paramedical students do not know exactly what precautions should be taken while taking analgesics ( P = 0.002). Conclusions: Medical students are more indulged in self-medication practices with analgesics. Paramedical students need to be educated regarding safe use of analgesics. Competing Interests: There are no conflicts of interest. (Copyright: © 2020 Journal of Education and Health Promotion.)
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