دورية أكاديمية
Self-medication Practice of Antibiotics among Medical and Dental Undergraduate Students in a Medical College in Eastern Nepal: A Descriptive Cross-sectional Study.
| العنوان: | Self-medication Practice of Antibiotics among Medical and Dental Undergraduate Students in a Medical College in Eastern Nepal: A Descriptive Cross-sectional Study. |
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| المؤلفون: | Mandal NK; Department of Pharmacology, BP Koirala Institute of Health Sciences, Dharan, Nepal., Rauniyar GP; Department of Pharmacology, BP Koirala Institute of Health Sciences, Dharan, Nepal., Rai DS; Department of Pharmacology, BP Koirala Institute of Health Sciences, Dharan, Nepal., Panday DR; Department of Pharmacology, BP Koirala Institute of Health Sciences, Dharan, Nepal., Kushwaha R; Department of Pharmacology, BP Koirala Institute of Health Sciences, Dharan, Nepal., Agrawal SK; Department of Public Health Dentistry, College of Dental Surgery, BP Koirala Institute of Health Sciences, Dharan, Nepal., Regmee P; Department of Oral Medicine and Radiology, BP Koirala Institute of Health Sciences, Dharan, Nepal. |
| المصدر: | JNMA; journal of the Nepal Medical Association [JNMA J Nepal Med Assoc] 2020 May 30; Vol. 58 (225), pp. 328-332. Date of Electronic Publication: 2020 May 30. |
| نوع المنشور: | Journal Article |
| اللغة: | English |
| بيانات الدورية: | Publisher: Nepal Medical Association Country of Publication: Nepal NLM ID: 0045233 Publication Model: Electronic Cited Medium: Internet ISSN: 1815-672X (Electronic) Linking ISSN: 00282715 NLM ISO Abbreviation: JNMA J Nepal Med Assoc Subsets: MEDLINE |
| أسماء مطبوعة: | Publication: Kathmandu : Nepal Medical Association Original Publication: [Kathmandu, 1963?]- |
| مواضيع طبية MeSH: | Anti-Bacterial Agents*/therapeutic use , Self Medication* , Students, Medical*, Cross-Sectional Studies ; Female ; Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice ; Humans ; Male ; Nepal |
| مستخلص: | Introduction: Self-medication plays significant role in the development of adverse drug reactions, antibiotic resistance, and masking of underlying diseases. Medical students have some knowledge about the use of antibiotics and have a higher chance of irrational and injudicious use. This study aims to find the prevalence of self-medication practice of antibiotics among medical and dental undergraduate students. Methods: A descriptive cross-sectional study was done among medical and dental undergraduate students from the first year to the fifth year at BP Koirala Institute of Health Sciences from 1st June 2018 to 30th August 2018. Ethical approval was obtained from the Institutional Review Committee (IRC/1210/018). Whole sampling was done. Data was collected using a self-responding, semistructured questionnaire and analyzed using Statistical Package for the Social Sciences version 11.5. Results: In total 558 students, the prevalence of self-medication practice of different antibiotics was 285 (51.1%) within the past year. Among self-medicated students, 152 (53.3%) were males. The common drug self-medicated was Azithromycin 80 (28.1%) and the common medical condition to use non-prescription antibiotics was for treatment of sore throat with runny nose 129 (45.3%). The main source for obtaining non-prescription antibiotics were retail pharmacies 157 (55.1%). Conclusions: Self-medication with antibiotics was at increasing rate with each succeeding years of the medical courses. Medical students should be made aware of the rational use of antibiotics by incorporating appropriate courses in their academic curriculum for more refined practice on antibiotics rather than advancement of theoretical knowledge alone. |
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| فهرسة مساهمة: | Keywords: antibiotics; drugs; medical students; prescription; self medication. |
| المشرفين على المادة: | 0 (Anti-Bacterial Agents) |
| تواريخ الأحداث: | Date Created: 20200616 Date Completed: 20210513 Latest Revision: 20210513 |
| رمز التحديث: | 20240628 |
| مُعرف محوري في PubMed: | PMC7654467 |
| DOI: | 10.31729/jnma.4914 |
| PMID: | 32538928 |
| قاعدة البيانات: | MEDLINE |
Full Text Finder | تدمد: | 1815-672X |
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| DOI: | 10.31729/jnma.4914 |