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Knowledge, Attitude, Practices and Viewpoints of Undergraduate University Students towards Self-Medication: An Institution-Based Study in Riyadh

Rational and responsible self-medication (SM) is not only the key to better health outcomes, but also key to limiting adverse drug events. This institution-based cross-sectional study utilized seven- and four-item scales to assess the knowledge and attitude towards SM. Similarly, SM practices were m...

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Autores principales: Mannasaheb, Basheerahmed Abdulaziz, Al-Yamani, Mohammed Jaber, Alajlan, Sarah Abdulrahman, Alqahtani, Lamyaa Munahi, Alsuhimi, Shrouq Eid, Almuzaini, Razan Ibrahim, Albaqawi, Abeer Fahad, Alshareef, Zahaa Majed
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8394125/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34444294
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18168545
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author Mannasaheb, Basheerahmed Abdulaziz
Al-Yamani, Mohammed Jaber
Alajlan, Sarah Abdulrahman
Alqahtani, Lamyaa Munahi
Alsuhimi, Shrouq Eid
Almuzaini, Razan Ibrahim
Albaqawi, Abeer Fahad
Alshareef, Zahaa Majed
author_facet Mannasaheb, Basheerahmed Abdulaziz
Al-Yamani, Mohammed Jaber
Alajlan, Sarah Abdulrahman
Alqahtani, Lamyaa Munahi
Alsuhimi, Shrouq Eid
Almuzaini, Razan Ibrahim
Albaqawi, Abeer Fahad
Alshareef, Zahaa Majed
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description Rational and responsible self-medication (SM) is not only the key to better health outcomes, but also key to limiting adverse drug events. This institution-based cross-sectional study utilized seven- and four-item scales to assess the knowledge and attitude towards SM. Similarly, SM practices were measured using eight scale questions consisting of SM practice during the last six months, type of drug consumed, reason and frequency of SM, and so on. Statistical analyses were performed using SPSS. Overall, 371 students completed the questionnaire. The students with a good level of knowledge and positive attitude towards SM were 60.64% and 66.8%, respectively. About 55.5% of students practiced SM during the last six months using antipyretics (37.7%), multivitamins (36.4%), sleeping aids (20.2%), and anti-histamines (18.6%). Headache (79.2%), fever (37.7%), pain (25.9%), and colds and coughs (25.3%) were the illnesses for which they sought SM. The students admitted that drug side effects (75%), drug resistance (33.7%), drug interaction (41.5%), and poor treatment outcome (28.3%) were the consequences of irrational SM practice. Students (87.6%) propose that extending SM awareness through the Ministry of Health (83%) and pharmaceutical companies (48%) as major platforms would improvise the rational practice. Since AlMaarefa University students will be future healthcare professionals, their perception must be considered and accordingly educated to practice rational SM.
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spelling pubmed-83941252021-08-28 Knowledge, Attitude, Practices and Viewpoints of Undergraduate University Students towards Self-Medication: An Institution-Based Study in Riyadh Mannasaheb, Basheerahmed Abdulaziz Al-Yamani, Mohammed Jaber Alajlan, Sarah Abdulrahman Alqahtani, Lamyaa Munahi Alsuhimi, Shrouq Eid Almuzaini, Razan Ibrahim Albaqawi, Abeer Fahad Alshareef, Zahaa Majed Int J Environ Res Public Health Article Rational and responsible self-medication (SM) is not only the key to better health outcomes, but also key to limiting adverse drug events. This institution-based cross-sectional study utilized seven- and four-item scales to assess the knowledge and attitude towards SM. Similarly, SM practices were measured using eight scale questions consisting of SM practice during the last six months, type of drug consumed, reason and frequency of SM, and so on. Statistical analyses were performed using SPSS. Overall, 371 students completed the questionnaire. The students with a good level of knowledge and positive attitude towards SM were 60.64% and 66.8%, respectively. About 55.5% of students practiced SM during the last six months using antipyretics (37.7%), multivitamins (36.4%), sleeping aids (20.2%), and anti-histamines (18.6%). Headache (79.2%), fever (37.7%), pain (25.9%), and colds and coughs (25.3%) were the illnesses for which they sought SM. The students admitted that drug side effects (75%), drug resistance (33.7%), drug interaction (41.5%), and poor treatment outcome (28.3%) were the consequences of irrational SM practice. Students (87.6%) propose that extending SM awareness through the Ministry of Health (83%) and pharmaceutical companies (48%) as major platforms would improvise the rational practice. Since AlMaarefa University students will be future healthcare professionals, their perception must be considered and accordingly educated to practice rational SM. MDPI 2021-08-12 /pmc/articles/PMC8394125/ /pubmed/34444294 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18168545 Text en © 2021 by the authors. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).
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Alajlan, Sarah Abdulrahman
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Alsuhimi, Shrouq Eid
Almuzaini, Razan Ibrahim
Albaqawi, Abeer Fahad
Alshareef, Zahaa Majed
Knowledge, Attitude, Practices and Viewpoints of Undergraduate University Students towards Self-Medication: An Institution-Based Study in Riyadh
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title_short Knowledge, Attitude, Practices and Viewpoints of Undergraduate University Students towards Self-Medication: An Institution-Based Study in Riyadh
title_sort knowledge, attitude, practices and viewpoints of undergraduate university students towards self-medication: an institution-based study in riyadh
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url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8394125/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34444294
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18168545
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