Self-Medication Among King Khalid University Students, Saudi Arabia

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作者：
Alshahrani, Sultan M. [1 ]
Alavudeen, Sirajudeen Shaik [1 ]
Alakhali, Khaled M. [1 ,2 ]
Al-Worafi, Yaser Mohammed [3 ]
Bahamdan, Ahmed K. [1 ]
Vigneshwaran, Easwaran [1 ]
机构：
[1] King Khalid Univ, Coll Pharm, Clin Pharm Dept, Abha, Saudi Arabia
[2] USCI Univ, Coll Pharm, Clin Pharm Dept, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
[3] Univ Sci & Technol Fujairah, Coll Pharm, Clin Pharm Dept, Fujairah, U Arab Emirates
来源：
RISK MANAGEMENT AND HEALTHCARE POLICY | 2019年 / 12卷
关键词：
self-medication; students; medical; nonmedical; King Khalid University; Saudi Arabia; PHARMACY STUDENTS; PRESCRIPTION; PREVALENCE;
D O I：
10.2147/RMHP.S230257
中图分类号：
R19 [保健组织与事业（卫生事业管理）];
学科分类号：
摘要：
Purpose: This study objective was to explore the pattern of self-medications among King Khalid University students, Saudi Arabia. Patients and methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted over five months among King Khalid University students, Abha, Saudi Arabia. Results: Among all the study participants, nearly 98.7% were practicing self-medication. Headache (75.9%), cough and cold (52.5%), and fever (35.6%) and body pain (24.6%) were the most reported symptoms. Use of painkillers (91.6%) was significantly predominant among the medical students, whereas non-medical students used antibiotics (35.4%).Time saving (64.2%), mild symptom (51.7%) and quick relief (36.9%) were the reasons behind seeking self-medication in this study. Conclusion: Self-medications was common in King Khalid University. Educational programs are highly recommended.
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