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Self-medication practices among university students from Karachi, Pakistan

  • Background: Self-medication, practiced globally is an important public health problem. Research studies have indicated inappropriate self‐medication results in adverse drug reactions, disease masking, antibiotic resistance and wastage of healthcare resources. The objectives of the study were to explore overall self-medication and antibiotic self-medication prevalence among students of university students in Karachi, Pakistan along with probable reasons, indications, and sources of advice for self-medication. Methods: A descriptive, cross-sectional, questionnaire-based study was carried out among students from university of Karachi, Pakistan during the time period of September to November 2016. Pretested questionnaire was distributed to 320 students, collected data was analyzed using IBM SPSS version 24. Results: From 320 students, 311 (83 male and 228 female) students participated in the study giving a response rate of 97%. Prevalence of self-medication was 66%. Belonging to higher monthly family income group was associated with likelihood of self-medication. Antibiotic self-medication prevalence was 39%. Lack of time (39%), and old prescription (35%) were the main reasons for self-medication. Pharmacy shop (75%) was the main source for self-medication. In case of antibiotics, 44% students changed the dosage of antibiotic and 50% students stopped antibiotics after the disappearance of the symptoms. Conclusions: Antibiotic self-medication (39%) and self-medication with other drugs among university students of Karachi is a worrisome problem. Our findings highlight the need for planning interventions to promote the judicious use of general medicines as well as that of antibiotics.

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Author:Dnyanesh LimayeORCiDGND, Farah Saeed, Mansoor Ahmad, Ravi Shankar Pitani, Gerhard FortwengelORCiDGND
URN:urn:nbn:de:bsz:960-opus4-13468
DOI:https://doi.org/10.25968/opus-1346
DOI original:https://doi.org/10.18203/2394-6040.ijcmph20173635
ISSN:2394-6040
Parent Title (English):International Journal of Community Medicine and Public Health
Document Type:Article
Language:English
Year of Completion:2017
Publishing Institution:Hochschule Hannover
Release Date:2019/06/04
Tag:Antibiotic resistance; Antibiotics; Karachi; Pakistan; Self-medication; Students
GND Keyword:Selbstmedikation; Antibiotikum; Resistenz; Student
Volume:2017
Issue:4(9)
First Page:3076
Last Page:3081
Link to catalogue:1690186577
Institutes:Fakultät III - Medien, Information und Design
DDC classes:610 Medizin, Gesundheit
Licence (German):License LogoCreative Commons - CC BY-NC - Namensnennung - Nicht kommerziell 4.0 International