ASSESSMENT OF SELF HEALTH RELATED PRESCRIPTION COMPETENCY AMONG UNDERGRADUATE MEDICAL STUDENTS
| Main Author: | Dr. Maryam Arif, Dr. Hira Iftikhar, Dr Imama Tul Bushra |
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| Format: | Article |
| Bahasa: | eng |
| Terbitan: |
, 2018
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| Online Access: |
https://zenodo.org/record/1473096 |
Daftar Isi:
- Objective: This study aims to determine the prevalence of use and misuse of medicines by undergraduate students of MBBS (Bachelors of Basic Medical Sciences) and the effects occurred due to use of unsupervised and unapproved prescriptions. Methods: It is a descriptive, cross sectional study, conducted at King Edward Medical University, Lahore, Pakistan from March 2014 to June 2014. Total 192 students were randomly enrolled in study after taking informed written consent. A questionnaire was designed and data was collected. This study was conducted to estimate the prevalence of self-medication and its outcomes like, bacterial resistance, under treatment, poisoning, drug abuse, other side effects related to use of medicines. The mean age group of participants was 21±1 years, the range of age was from 18 years to 25 years. Data was analyzed using SPSS version 21. P-value <0.05 was considered significant. Results: 45.7% students took self-medication within last three months. The best determinants for self-medication between the TPB variables were attitude and intention with odds ratio of 1.15 and 1.24, respectively. Conclusion: Out of 192 students, 45.7% students had self-medication within last three months. The most important predictors were attitude and intention. Keywords: Medical, Students, Self-medication, Practice, knowledge.