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Self-Medication Perceptions and Practice of Medical and Pharmacy Students in Serbia
Background. Attitudes towards conventional and complementary medicine among future healthcare professionals can impact their future pharmacotherapy practice. This study aimed to determine the prevalence and predisposing factors related to self-medication among medical and pharmacy students. Methods....
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8834465/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35162213 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph19031193 |
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author | Tomas Petrović, Ana Pavlović, Nebojša Stilinović, Nebojša Lalović, Nikola Paut Kusturica, Milica Dugandžija, Tihomir Zaklan, Dragana Horvat, Olga |
author_facet | Tomas Petrović, Ana Pavlović, Nebojša Stilinović, Nebojša Lalović, Nikola Paut Kusturica, Milica Dugandžija, Tihomir Zaklan, Dragana Horvat, Olga |
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description | Background. Attitudes towards conventional and complementary medicine among future healthcare professionals can impact their future pharmacotherapy practice. This study aimed to determine the prevalence and predisposing factors related to self-medication among medical and pharmacy students. Methods. This cross-sectional questionnaire-based study was performed at the Faculty of Medicine, University of Novi Sad, Serbia, on first- and final-year students of medicine and pharmacy. The multivariate Poisson regression model with robust variance was used to identify the main predictors of self-medication. Results. The overall self-medication prevalence in the past year was 81.3%. Independent risk factors for self-medication identified in the regression analysis were the final study year, housing condition, i.e., living in a leased apartment or in a student dormitory in comparison to living with parents, and cigarette consumption. The conventional drugs were the most frequently used, mostly for the symptoms of cold and pain. Final-year students had more confidence in conventional medicines than in herbal drugs and were more aware of the risks of their concomitant use. Conclusion. Self-medication is highly prevalent among students of medical sciences, especially among final-year students. Increased medical knowledge led to the higher awareness of the drug interaction risks. |
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spelling | pubmed-88344652022-02-12 Self-Medication Perceptions and Practice of Medical and Pharmacy Students in Serbia Tomas Petrović, Ana Pavlović, Nebojša Stilinović, Nebojša Lalović, Nikola Paut Kusturica, Milica Dugandžija, Tihomir Zaklan, Dragana Horvat, Olga Int J Environ Res Public Health Article Background. Attitudes towards conventional and complementary medicine among future healthcare professionals can impact their future pharmacotherapy practice. This study aimed to determine the prevalence and predisposing factors related to self-medication among medical and pharmacy students. Methods. This cross-sectional questionnaire-based study was performed at the Faculty of Medicine, University of Novi Sad, Serbia, on first- and final-year students of medicine and pharmacy. The multivariate Poisson regression model with robust variance was used to identify the main predictors of self-medication. Results. The overall self-medication prevalence in the past year was 81.3%. Independent risk factors for self-medication identified in the regression analysis were the final study year, housing condition, i.e., living in a leased apartment or in a student dormitory in comparison to living with parents, and cigarette consumption. The conventional drugs were the most frequently used, mostly for the symptoms of cold and pain. Final-year students had more confidence in conventional medicines than in herbal drugs and were more aware of the risks of their concomitant use. Conclusion. Self-medication is highly prevalent among students of medical sciences, especially among final-year students. Increased medical knowledge led to the higher awareness of the drug interaction risks. MDPI 2022-01-21 /pmc/articles/PMC8834465/ /pubmed/35162213 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph19031193 Text en © 2022 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/). |
spellingShingle | Article Tomas Petrović, Ana Pavlović, Nebojša Stilinović, Nebojša Lalović, Nikola Paut Kusturica, Milica Dugandžija, Tihomir Zaklan, Dragana Horvat, Olga Self-Medication Perceptions and Practice of Medical and Pharmacy Students in Serbia |
title | Self-Medication Perceptions and Practice of Medical and Pharmacy Students in Serbia |
title_full | Self-Medication Perceptions and Practice of Medical and Pharmacy Students in Serbia |
title_fullStr | Self-Medication Perceptions and Practice of Medical and Pharmacy Students in Serbia |
title_full_unstemmed | Self-Medication Perceptions and Practice of Medical and Pharmacy Students in Serbia |
title_short | Self-Medication Perceptions and Practice of Medical and Pharmacy Students in Serbia |
title_sort | self-medication perceptions and practice of medical and pharmacy students in serbia |
topic | Article |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8834465/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35162213 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph19031193 |
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