The Prevalence of Self-Medication With Painkillers Among Iraqi Medical Students

Prevalence and practice of self-medication among medical students

Objective: The use and misuse of drugs amongst university students is quite rampant. As information about the self-medication(SM) practices among medical students of Gulf Medical University (GMU) was not available, we aimed to identify the prevalence and practice of SM among the students and to assess the associating factors. Materials and Methods: A cross-sectional survey including 247 medical...

Assessment of Self-medication Practices among Non- Medical College Students

The aim of this study was to evaluate prevalence, knowledge and attitude towards selfmedication practices among non-medical students for which a cross sectional survey was conducted in some non-medical colleges in Bhopal. After explaining the purpose of the study and taking informed consent, a questionnaire was provided to the students. We divided the questionnaire into three parameters, in fir...

Knowledge, Attitude and Practice of Self-Medication among Medical Students

Self-medication is a common practice worldwide and the irrational use of the drugs is a major cause of concern. Self-medication is an issue with serious global implication. The current study aimed to determine the Knowledge, Attitude and Behavior of self-medication by medical students. A descriptive crosssectional study was conducted among medical students currently studying first year to asses...

Self Medication Practices among Medical Students of a Private Institute

The study was undertaken to evaluate various aspects of self-medication in medical students. A prospective, cross-sectional, questionnaire-based study was carried out among 488 medical students selected by simple random sampling from January 2013 to June 2013. Data was collected and analyzed for counts and percentage. Students reported self-medication in the preceding one year was 71.7 % and th...

Prevalence of Self-Medication among Population of Tehran, Iran