Self-medication and related factors among university students in Iran
| Author | Shayesteh Haghighi | en |
| Author | Hadis Ashrafizadeh | en |
| Author | Neda Sayadi | en |
| Orcid | Neda Sayadi [0000-0002-8537-3185] | en |
| Issued Date | 2016-06-30 | en |
| Abstract | Background and Purpose: Self-medication is a global medical issue, the rate of which has been reported to be on the rise in recentyears. This study aimed to evaluate the prevalence rate of self-medication and the associated factors among the university students ofAhvaz city, Iran.Materials and Methods: This cross-sectional study was conducted at Jundishapur and Shahid Chamran universities of Ahvaz, Iranin 2015. In total, 680 university students were selected from 16 different medical and non-medical schools to participate in this study.Using the easy sampling method, 45 students were selected from each school. Data collection tools included the socio-demographicquestionnaire and a researcher-made questionnaires consisting of 12 items to evaluate self-medication. Data analysis was performed inSPSS V.20 using descriptive statistics (mean and standard deviation), independent T-test, and Chi-square test.Results: In this study, prevalence rate of self-medication among the selected university students was 81.6%. The most frequentmedicines used by the students were adult cold (69.05%), analgesics (48.23%), and antibiotics (31.02%). Moreover, preventive factorsof self-medication among the subjects included family and friends (96.32%), lack of belief in the effectiveness of self-medication(93.82%), and fear of the complications associated with self-medication (88.97%).Conclusion: According to the results of this study, university students had a positive attitude toward self-medication. Therefore, itis recommended that the knowledge and attitude of these individuals be promoted through the implementation of related trainingprograms in order to reduce public tendency toward self-medication. | en |
| DOI | https://doi.org/10.18869/acadpub.jnms.3.2.47 | en |
| Keyword | Adverse effects | en |
| Keyword | Self-medication | en |
| Keyword | Students | en |
| Keyword | Therapeutic use | en |
| Keyword | University | en |
| Publisher | Brieflands | en |
| Title | Self-medication and related factors among university students in Iran | en |
| Type | Research Article | en |
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