Estimating the Prevalence of Self-Medication Practices among a Representative Population of Medical Students.
| Autor: | Shrivastava SR; Deputy Director (Research and Development), Off Campus, Datta Meghe Institute of Higher Education and Research, Department of Community Medicine, Datta Meghe Medical College, Off-Campus Centre of Datta Meghe Institute of Higher Education and Research, Hingna Road, Wanadongri, Nagpur, Maharashtra, India., Prabhakar S; Department of Community Medicine, Shri Sathya Sai Medical College and Research Institute, Ammapettai, Chengalpet, Tami Nadu, India., Telrandhe S; Department of Research and Development, Jawaharlal Nehru Medical College, Datta Meghe Institute of Higher Education and Research, Sawangi, Wardha, Maharashtra, India. |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Zdroj: | Journal of pharmacy & bioallied sciences [J Pharm Bioallied Sci] 2024 Jul; Vol. 16 (Suppl 3), pp. S2932-S2934. Date of Electronic Publication: 2024 Mar 05. |
| DOI: | 10.4103/jpbs.jpbs_1268_23 |
| Abstrakt: | Background: In the domain of healthcare delivery, self medication (SM) is a widely prevalent form of health seeking behavior. Objectives: The current study has been planned with the objectives to estimate the prevalence of SM practices among medical students, and to assess the knowledge pertaining to SM among the study population. Methods: A cross sectional descriptive study will be conducted among a representative population of medical students in a rural medical college for a period of two months among 205 students. The data collection tool will be a pilot tested semi-structured questionnaire and will be used after obtaining written informed consent. The statistical analysis will be done using SPSS version 16. Results: Results will be presented using descriptive (frequency, percentages, mean, and standard deviation) and inferential (chi-square test) statistics. Conclusion: Considering the rising and alarming trends of antimicrobial resistance, it is our duty that we estimate the prevalence of SM among medical students and accordingly create awareness about not encouraging indiscriminate use of over the counter drugs. Competing Interests: There are no conflicts of interest. (Copyright: © 2024 Journal of Pharmacy and Bioallied Sciences.) |
| Databáze: | MEDLINE |
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