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Self-medication among medical and pharmacy students in Bangladesh

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posted on 2024-06-18, 19:44 authored by N Alam, N Saffoon, Riaz UddinRiaz Uddin
© 2015 Alam et al. Background: This cross-sectional survey examined the pattern of self-medication and factors associated with this practice among medical and pharmacy students in context to Bangladesh. Methods: The study used a self-administered questionnaire. A total of 500; 250 medical and 250 pharmacy, students participated in the study. As it is a comparative analysis between the medical and pharmacy students, we used independent t test and Chi square test. Results: The findings indicated that the impact of self-medication is almost similar in medical and pharmacy students. It was found that medical students were more careful about getting advice from a physician or seeking professional help from some healthcare personnel. About the safety of self-medication pharmacy students were more aware than medical students were. The study also showed that female and younger medical or pharmacy students were more aware about self-medication. Conclusions: The current study presents a comprehensive picture of self-medication in medical and pharmacy students in Bangladesh. It is clear from the findings that practice of self-medication is highly prevalent in medical and pharmacy students in the country. This may potentially increase misuse or irrational use of medicines.

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Journal

BMC Research Notes

Volume

8

Article number

763

Pagination

1-6

Location

London, Eng.

Open access

  • Yes

eISSN

1756-0500

Language

eng

Publication classification

C1 Refereed article in a scholarly journal

Issue

1

Publisher

BMC

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