Personal Determinants of Young Adults’ Willingness to Use OTC Painkillers

Introduction: OTC painkillers are among the most commonly used pharmaceuticals. The widespread availability of is not only predictor willingness to use them, although it may encourage underestimation side effects, unwarranted and overdose. Research Aim: aim study was determine relationship between personal resources (self-efficacy, positive future orientation locus pain control), painkillers. Method: A survey conducted 252 young adults aged 17–26 years, including 183 (72.6%) women 69 (27.4%) men. tool constructed medication by referring Ajzen’s Theory Planned Behaviour. scale has satisfactory psychometric properties. Results : Internal control, self-efficacy promote caution in People with high levels those higher show greater awareness health risks factor that increases take attributing importance random events for control. Respondents a low level internal control statistically more likely, than level, be favour eliminating suffering painkillers, likely habitually. Conclusion Personal such as self-efficacy, significantly modify