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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
| Content Provider | Scilit |
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| Author | Chindhalore, Chaitali Ashish Dakhale, Ganesh Natthuji Giradkar, Akhil B. |
| Copyright Year | 2020 |
| Abstract | 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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| ISSN | 22779531 |
| DOI | 10.4103/jehp.jehp_378_20 |
| Journal | Journal of Education and Health Promotion |
| Issue Number | 1 |
| Volume Number | 9 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | Medknow |
| Publisher Date | 2020-01-01 |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Keyword | Nursing Analgesics Medical Students Nursing Students Self-medication Journal of Education and Health Promotion, Volume 9, Issue 1 |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |
| Subject | Education Medicine |
