Sayed Mojtaba Ahmadi1, Khadije Jamshidi2, Khirollah Sadeghi3, Alireza Abdi4, Mansour Pashaie Vahid5. 1. PhD Student of Clinical Psychology, Department of Psychiatry, Kermanshah University of Medical Sciences , Kermanshah, Iran . 2. Student of Public Health, The Student Research Committee, Kermanshah University of Medical Sciences , Kermanshah, Iran . 3. Assistance Professor of Psychology, Department of Psychiatry, Kermanshah University of medical sciences , Kermanshah, Iran . 4. PhD Student of Nursing, Nursing and Midwifery School, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences , Tehran, Iran . 5. Student, Department of Clinical Psychology, Kermanshah University of Medical Sciences , Kermanshah, Iran .
Abstract
INTRODUCTION: Self-medication is an increasingly growing health problem, which has many adverse effects on human and the cost used in the production of medications. AIM: The current study was conducted to estimate the prevalence of self-medication among student of Kermanshah University of Medical Sciences in 2014. MATERIALS AND METHODS: In a descriptive-cross-sectional study, 364 students of Kermanshah University of Medical Sciences were recruited through stratified random sampling method. Data collection was done by researcher-made questionnaire, entered to SPSS22 software and analysed by descriptive and inferential statistics. RESULTS: Of the 364 students, prevalence of self-medication was 123 (33.7%) the mean age was 21.63±1.92, among them 64.2% took the medication from the pharmacy and 34.95% have faced complications of self-medication. The main cause of self-medication among students were the history of a disease of taking medication (44.71%), deemed no importance of the disease (34.95%), and easy accessibility of the medication (20.32%). CONCLUSION: With regard to the high prevalence of self-medication among the students, it is suggested to provide educational programs on the adverse effects of self-medication, and appropriate measures to control and prevent easy access to the medications.
INTRODUCTION: Self-medication is an increasingly growing health problem, which has many adverse effects on human and the cost used in the production of medications. AIM: The current study was conducted to estimate the prevalence of self-medication among student of Kermanshah University of Medical Sciences in 2014. MATERIALS AND METHODS: In a descriptive-cross-sectional study, 364 students of Kermanshah University of Medical Sciences were recruited through stratified random sampling method. Data collection was done by researcher-made questionnaire, entered to SPSS22 software and analysed by descriptive and inferential statistics. RESULTS: Of the 364 students, prevalence of self-medication was 123 (33.7%) the mean age was 21.63±1.92, among them 64.2% took the medication from the pharmacy and 34.95% have faced complications of self-medication. The main cause of self-medication among students were the history of a disease of taking medication (44.71%), deemed no importance of the disease (34.95%), and easy accessibility of the medication (20.32%). CONCLUSION: With regard to the high prevalence of self-medication among the students, it is suggested to provide educational programs on the adverse effects of self-medication, and appropriate measures to control and prevent easy access to the medications.
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Keywords:
Complications; Drug resistance; Prescription drug overuse
Authors: Farzad Jalilian; Seyed Mohammad Mehdi Hazavehei; Ali Asghar Vahidinia; Mohsen Jalilian; Abbas Moghimbeigi Journal: J Res Health Sci Date: 2013-05-29