Perceptions and practices of self-medication among medical students in coastal South India.
Self-medication is a common practice worldwide and the irrational use of drugs is a cause of concern. This study assessed the prevalence of self-medication among the medical students in South India. The data was analysed using SPSS version 11.5. A total of 440 students were included in the study. Th...
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doaj-064183eb356b4252a2cb9d97e7eb17f62021-03-03T21:24:36ZengPublic Library of Science (PLoS)PLoS ONE1932-62032013-01-0188e7224710.1371/journal.pone.0072247Perceptions and practices of self-medication among medical students in coastal South India.Nithin KumarTanuj KanchanBhaskaran UnnikrishnanT RekhaPrasanna MithraVaman KulkarniMohan Kumar PapannaRamesh HollaSurabhi UppalSelf-medication is a common practice worldwide and the irrational use of drugs is a cause of concern. This study assessed the prevalence of self-medication among the medical students in South India. The data was analysed using SPSS version 11.5. A total of 440 students were included in the study. The prevalence of self-medication was 78.6%. A larger number of females were self-medicating (81.2%) than males (75.3%). The majority of the students self-medicated because of the illness being too trivial for consultation (70.5%). Antipyretics were most commonly self-medicated by the participants (74.8%). Only 47% of the participants opined that self-medication was a part of self-care and it needs to be encouraged. 39.3% of the participants perceived that the supply of medicine without prescription by the pharmacist can prevent the growing trend of self-medication. Easy availability and accessibility to health care facilities remains the cornerstone for reducing the practice of self-medication.https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/pmid/24015223/?tool=EBI |
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Nithin Kumar Tanuj Kanchan Bhaskaran Unnikrishnan T Rekha Prasanna Mithra Vaman Kulkarni Mohan Kumar Papanna Ramesh Holla Surabhi Uppal Perceptions and practices of self-medication among medical students in coastal South India. PLoS ONE |
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Nithin Kumar Tanuj Kanchan Bhaskaran Unnikrishnan T Rekha Prasanna Mithra Vaman Kulkarni Mohan Kumar Papanna Ramesh Holla Surabhi Uppal |
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Perceptions and practices of self-medication among medical students in coastal South India. |
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Perceptions and practices of self-medication among medical students in coastal South India. |
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Perceptions and practices of self-medication among medical students in coastal South India. |
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Perceptions and practices of self-medication among medical students in coastal South India. |
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Perceptions and practices of self-medication among medical students in coastal South India. |
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Self-medication is a common practice worldwide and the irrational use of drugs is a cause of concern. This study assessed the prevalence of self-medication among the medical students in South India. The data was analysed using SPSS version 11.5. A total of 440 students were included in the study. The prevalence of self-medication was 78.6%. A larger number of females were self-medicating (81.2%) than males (75.3%). The majority of the students self-medicated because of the illness being too trivial for consultation (70.5%). Antipyretics were most commonly self-medicated by the participants (74.8%). Only 47% of the participants opined that self-medication was a part of self-care and it needs to be encouraged. 39.3% of the participants perceived that the supply of medicine without prescription by the pharmacist can prevent the growing trend of self-medication. Easy availability and accessibility to health care facilities remains the cornerstone for reducing the practice of self-medication. |
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