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: | Ganesh Natthuji Dakhale, Akhil B Giradkar, Chaitali Ashish Chindhalore |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2020 |
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Occupational therapy
medicine.medical_specialty lcsh:LC8-6691 lcsh:Special aspects of education business.industry lcsh:Public aspects of medicine education Medicine (miscellaneous) Context (language use) medical students lcsh:RA1-1270 Tertiary care self-medication Education Test (assessment) Family medicine Statistical significance medicine analgesics Original Article Observational study Medical prescription business Self-medication nursing students |
| Zdroj: | Journal of Education and Health Promotion, Vol 9, Iss 1, Pp 309-309 (2020) Journal of Education and Health Promotion |
| ISSN: | 2277-9531 |
| Popis: | 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. |
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