scholarly journals A descriptive study of self-medication practices among Sri Lankan national level athletes

2017 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
A. D. A. Fernando ◽  
L. M. H. Bandara ◽  
H. M. S. T. Bandara ◽  
S. Pilapitiya ◽  
A. de Silva
Keyword(s):  
National Level ◽  
Descriptive Study ◽  
Sri Lankan ◽  
Self Medication

scholarly journals Physiological profile of Sri Lankan male long distance runners and sprinters competing at national level and university level; a descriptive study

2021 ◽  
Vol 26 (2) ◽  
pp. 53
Author(s):  
K. D. C. U. Wijayasiri ◽  
S. W. Wimalasekera ◽  
S. Sivayogan ◽  
H. Waidyasekara ◽  
Y. Ishikawa
Keyword(s):  
National Level ◽  
Descriptive Study ◽  
Sri Lankan ◽  
Distance Runners ◽  
Long Distance ◽  
Physiological Profile ◽  
University Level

scholarly journals Self-Medication Practices among Medical and Non-Medical Students

2020 ◽  
Vol 9 (40) ◽  
pp. 2976-2980
Author(s):  
Isha Anwar ◽  
Krishna Minimol ◽  
Manjunath Narasimhaiah
Keyword(s):  
Descriptive Study ◽  
Quality Education ◽  
Common Source ◽  
Self Medication ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Over The Counter ◽  
Health Concerns ◽  
Behavioural Patterns ◽  
Demographic Background ◽  
Structured Questionnaire

BACKGROUND Self-medication practice involves consumption of medicines by one’s own initiative or on the consultation of others without the guidance of a doctor. Self-medication and use of over-the-counter drugs, are worldwide health concerns. This study evaluated the prevalence, behavioural patterns, knowledge of self-medication, and the attitudes toward this practice among medical and nonmedical university students. METHODS This is a cross-sectional descriptive study conducted among students with medical and non-medical backgrounds. A semi-structured questionnaire was constructed after reviewing literature to capture data regarding socio-demographic background, practice and knowledge of self-medication. RESULTS Out of a total of 98 students, 79.6 % of students practiced self-medication (medical - 77.5 % and non-medical - 85.2 %). The main reason for self-medication was convenience (50.8 %) and the choice of self-medication was based on their own experience (30.4 %) and previous doctors’ prescription (20.2 %). Community pharmacies (64.0 %) were the most common source of acquiring the drugs in both groups. It was observed that 53.1 % students think self-medication is an acceptable practice. 28.6% were confident of treating infectious diseases through selfmedication. CONCLUSIONS The present study shows a higher prevalence of self-medication among students. It also indicates a critical need for the implementation of quality education programs in order to prevent the self-medication among students. KEY WORDS Self-Medication, Medical, Non-Medical

scholarly journals Perception and practice of 4th year MBBS students on self- medication

2021 ◽  
Vol 15 (9) ◽  
pp. 2212-2214
Author(s):  
Mehwish Arif ◽  
Hajra Ahmad ◽  
Hamza N Virk ◽  
Hira Amin ◽  
Hiba Tehrim ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Informed Consent ◽  
Medical Students ◽  
Descriptive Study ◽  
Special Significance ◽  
Undergraduate Medical Students ◽  
Self Medication ◽  
Medication Practice ◽  
Advantages And Disadvantages ◽  
Voluntary Informed Consent ◽  
Structured Questionnaire

Background: Self-medication practice is widespread in many countries and the irrational use of drugs is a cause of concern. It assumes a special significance among medical students as they are exposed to knowledge about diseases and drugs. Medical students must be able to distinguish about their drugs outcomes on body. Aim: To assess perception and practice of self-medication among undergraduate medical students. Methods: A descriptive study was carried out among 4thyear MBBS students of Lahore Medical & Dental College in January 2019. Students of 4th year MBBS were asked to engage in the study after getting voluntary informed consent. A structured questionnaire was used. Data was entered, analyzed in SPSS 20. Results: In this study respondents 39.1% were male and 60.9% female. It was found that 77(67%) students practiced self-medication. The principal morbidity for seeking self-medication was headache as reported by 96(83.5%) students. NSAIDS were most commonly self-medicated as reported by 67(58.3%) students. Only 31(27%) students advised others for self-medication. Conclusion: Self-medication is widely practiced among under- graduate medical students. In this situation, we should educate the students about advantages and disadvantages of self-medication. Keywords: Self-medication, medical students, perception, practice.

Dietary Supplement Usage, Associated Knowledge and Attitudes of Sri Lankan National-Level Athletes: A Cross Sectional Study

2021 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Dietary Supplement ◽  
Nutritional Assessment ◽  
National Level ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Scientific Basis ◽  
Considerable Proportion ◽  
Sri Lankan ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Supplement Use ◽  
Positive Attitudes

Purpose: This study aimed to identify dietary supplement prevalence, reasons to use, supplement types, personal beliefs, knowledge and practices of athletes related to supplement use and doping in sports. Methods: Data was collected from 386 athletes (Male; 66.8%, Female; 33.2%, Mean age ±SD; 26.22±4.9), represented national pools of 12 sport types. Results: 354 (91.5%) of athletes used supplements including multivitamin (57%), electrolyte (49.7%), protein (43.5%), calcium (19.7%) and creatine (17.4%). Gender, social status, education and profession were not found to be determinants of supplement use, but sport type did (p < 0.05). Rugby and weightlifting players showed significant protein, multivitamin and creatine use per day (p < 0.05). Many athletes consumed supplements to boost their performance (41.8%) and strength (54. 5%). The majority (60.5%) claimed about self-decided supplementation plan. Male athletes had more dope-positive attitudes than females (P<0.05). Athletes who attended anti-doping educational workshops/were exposed to international competitions were more concerned about supplement content (p <0.05). A considerable number of multivitamin (51.8%), creatine (37.3%) and protein (14.8%) users consumed them without any scientific basis. Conclusions: Dietary supplements appear to be widely consumed by Sri Lankan national-level athletes, whereas a considerable proportion does not follow proper nutritional assessment before use.

scholarly journals Cross-sectional descriptive study of topical self-medication in a hospital dermatology department in the state of São Paulo

2012 ◽  
Vol 87 (1) ◽  
pp. 163-165 ◽  
Author(s):  
Emerson Henrique Padoveze ◽  
Luiz Fernando Costa Nascimento ◽  
Flávia Regina Ferreira ◽  
Viviane Scarpa da Costa Neves
Keyword(s):  
Skin Diseases ◽  
Symptomatic Relief ◽  
Descriptive Study ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
University Hospital ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Self Medication ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Dermatology Department ◽  
Medical Drug

Self-medication involves individuals or their carers administering a medical drug of their own choice for symptomatic relief and in the hope of a "cure", without seeking professional medical advice.The aim of this descriptive cross-sectional study conducted at the Dermatology Department of the Taubaté University Hospital was to identify the occurrence of self-medication for the topical treatment of skin diseases in young people under 18, and to analyze the difficulties encountered in the clinical diagnosis of these individuals.We examined 29 cases of self-medication (from a total of 480 attendances). Although self-medication is a common practice in Brazil our study showed that users were not significantly harmed by it.

scholarly journals Prevalence of self medication practice among students of a medical college

2020 ◽  
Vol 52 (1-2) ◽  
pp. 21-24
Author(s):  
Baishakhi Islam ◽  
Md Aslam Hossain
Keyword(s):  
Health Care Professionals ◽  
Descriptive Study ◽  
Self Medication ◽  
Microsoft Excel ◽  
Time Saving ◽  
Medical College ◽  
Runny Nose ◽  
Minor Illness ◽  
High Prevalence ◽  
The World

Background: The unsolicited practice for self medication is commonly seen all over the world. In our country it is also commonly practiced even by health care professionals. Objectives: This study is done to focus on the prevalence and other associated factors in various aspects of self medication among medical students. Methods: This was a descriptive study conducted within 4th year students among 113 participants by using a researcher made questionnaire in Gazi Medical College, Khulna from January 2019 to June 2019. Data analysis was done by using Microsoft excel. Results: The prevalence of self medication was reported at 88.49%. The most important reasons for self medication was previous experiences with the illness (48%), minor illness (30%), and time saving (25%). The greatest number of students used self medication to treat headache (30%), gastric acidity (28%), fever (22%), and runny nose (14%). The data reveals that the highest proportion (38%) of students learned medications from old prescription of doctor provided to cure their past illness. The respondents used different group of drugs where greatest number (32%) used analgesics followed by anti ulcerants (28%), antipyretics (25%), and antibiotics (22%). Conclusion: Due to high prevalence of self medication, it is necessary to implement strict rules and regulations to prevent this practice and provide adequate facilities to access medical services properly. Bang Med J (Khulna) 2019; 52 : 21-24

scholarly journals Factores relacionados con la adquisición de medicamentos

2016 ◽  
Vol 13 (2) ◽  
pp. 8
Author(s):  
Gerardo Alberto Castaño-Riobueno
Keyword(s):  
Cross Section ◽  
Descriptive Study ◽  
Community Pharmacy Services ◽  
The Self ◽  
Pharmacy Services ◽  
Self Medication ◽  
Social Stratum ◽  
The People ◽  
Pharmaceutical Trade ◽  
Los Grupos

Objetivo: identificar los factores relacionados con la adquisición de medicamentos, de los usuarios de droguerías. Materiales y Métodos: estudio descriptivo de corte transversal. La muestra fue de 138 usuarios de droguerías urbanas en una ciudad del noroccidente del departamento del Meta, mayores de 18 años, que expresaron su deseo de participar en el estudio cuando se les abordó al salir de la droguería. Se construyó un cuestionario revisado por 5 expertos. Resultados: las personas que compran medicamentos en las droguerías son, principalmente, del estrato 2; el 75 % de los usuarios no recibió información sobre los productos adquiridos; el 30 % leyó información del envase del medicamento, el 32.3 % de los usuarios de las droguerías recomienda medicamentos para el dolor de cabeza, la automedicación en la ciudad estudiada alcanza el 78 %, el 21 % de los usuarios se asesoran del personal de la droguería. Los grupos farmacológicos que más compran son analgésicos, antiinflamatorios, antibióticos y antigripales. Conclusiones: el gran reconocimiento del personal que labora en la droguería, como personal idóneo para recomendar el uso de medicamentos, lo debe llevar a liderar los procesos de dispensación pensando más en las personas y dejar de ver al medicamento como una mercancía.PALABRAS CLAVE: comercialización de medicamentos, servicios comunitarios de farmacia, utilización de medicamentos.Factors related with the acquisition of medication ABSTRACTObjective: identify the factors related with the acquisition of medication, from the drugstore customers. Materials and Methods: a descriptive study of cross section. The sample was of 138 customers from urban drugstores in a city on the northwest of the Meta department, older than 18, that expressed their desire to participate in the study when they were asked when leaving the store. A questionnaire was made and revised by 5 experts. Results: the people that buy medicine are, mainly from social stratum 2; 75% of the customers did not receive information about the products; only 30% read the information of the packaging, 32,3% of the customers from the drugstore recommend medicine used for headaches, the self-medication on the analyzed city reaches 78%, 21% of the customers consult the drugstore staff. The best-bought pharmacological groups are painkillers, anti-inflammatory, antibiotics and flu remedies. Conclusions: the great recognition of the drugstore staff, as qualified staff, to recommend the use of medicine, should lead to the processes of dispensation thinking more about the people and stop seeing medicine as merchandise.KEYWORDS: pharmaceutical trade, community pharmacy services, drug utilization. Fatores relacionados com a aquisição de medicamentos RESUMOObjetivo: identificar os fatores relacionados com a aquisição de medicamentos, dos usuários de drogarias. Materiais e Métodos: estudo descritivo de corte transversal. A amostra foi de 138 usuários de drogarias urbanas em uma cidade do noroeste do estado de Meta, maiores de 18 anos, que expressaram seu desejo de participar no estudo quando foram entrevistados ao sair da drogaria. Construiu-se um questionário revisado por 5 peritos. Resultados: as pessoas que compraram medicamentos nas drogarias eram principalmente de classe baixa (estratificação 2); o 75% dos usuários não recebeu informação sobre os produtos adquiridos; o 30% leu informação da embalagem do medicamento, o 32,3% dos usuários das drogarias procuram medicamentos para a dor de cabeça, a automedicação na cidade estudada alcançou o 78%, o 21% dos usuários foram aconselhados pelo pessoal da drogaria. Os grupos farmacológicos que mais compraram foram analgésicos, anti-inflamatórios, antibióticos e remédios para a gripe. Conclusões: o importante reconhecimento do pessoal que trabalha na drogaria, como pessoal idóneo para recomendar o uso de medicamentos, deve leva-os a liderar os processos de dispensação pensando mais nas pessoas e deixar de perceber ao medicamento como uma mercancia.PALAVRAS-CHAVE: comercialização de medicamentos, serviços comunitários de farmácia, utilização de medicamentos.

scholarly journals Kajian Kebijakan tentang Informasi dan Pelayanan Obat yang Mendukung Pengobatan Sendiri di Masyarakat

2019 ◽  
Vol 29 (2) ◽  
pp. 161-170
Author(s):  
Sudibyo Supardi ◽  
Andy Leny Susyanti ◽  
Harimat Herdarwan
Keyword(s):  
Central Government ◽  
Descriptive Study ◽  
Professional Organizations ◽  
Medicine Information ◽  
Self Medication ◽  
Policy Studies ◽  
Medicine Service ◽  
Technical Instructions ◽  
Service Policy

Abstract Self-medication is the use of medicines by someone to treat pain complaints or self-recognizable symptoms and some chronic diseases that a doctor has diagnosed by. The purpose of the study is to obtain information about the problems and the role of pharmaceutical institutions in medicine information and services supporting self-medication in the community. The research design used a descriptive study in the form of policy studies and legislation related to medicine information and services in self-medication. Data sources are policies and legislation regarding medicine information and services regarding self-medication. The results of the study indicate: the problem of self-medication is there are no laws and regulations specifically regulate self-medication along with technical instructions on the role of each pharmaceutical institution. The problem with medicine information is that the central government program in providing medicine information has not been followed up by many district/ city health offices; people tend to buy medicines at retail in illegal medicine services facility, so they cannot read the information on the medicine packaging; and there are still many medicine advertisements in the mass media that have not provided objective and complete medicine information. The problem of medicine service policy is the lack of supervision, so that there are many illegal medicine service facilities in the community and lack of presence of pharmacy personnel in medicine information and services at pharmacies and drug stores. It is recommended that the Ministry of Health establish legislation and norms, standards, procedures and criteria for self-medication as a basis for government pharmaceutical institutions, private sector and professional organizations to support them. Abstrak Pengobatan sendiri adalah penggunaan obat oleh seseorang untuk mengobati keluhan sakit atau gejala yang dapat dikenali sendiri dan beberapa penyakit kronis yang pernah didiagnosis dokter. Tujuan kajian adalah mendapatkan informasi tentang permasalahan dan peran institusi farmasi dalam informasi obat dan pelayanan obat yang mendukung pengobatan sendiri di masyarakat. Rancangan penelitian menggunakan studi deskriptif berupa kajian kebijakan dan peraturan perundang-undangan terkait informasi obat dan pelayanan obat dalam pengobatan sendiri. Hasil kajian menunjukkan permasalahan pengobatan sendiri adalah belum ada peraturan perundangan yang khusus mengatur pengobatan sendiri beserta petunjuk teknis peran masing-masing institusi farmasi. Permasalahan dalam informasi obat adalah program pemerintah pusat dalam pemberian informasi obat belum ditindaklanjuti oleh semua Dinas Kesehatan kabupaten/kota; masyarakat cenderung membeli obat secara eceran di sarana pelayanan obat ilegal, sehingga tidak dapat membaca informasi pada kemasan obatnya; dan masih banyak iklan obat di media massa yang belum memberikan informasi obat yang objektif dan lengkap. Permasalahan dalam pelayanan obat adalah kurangnya pengawasan, sehingga banyaknya sarana pelayanan obat ilegal di masyarakat dan kurangnya kehadiran tenaga kefarmasian dalam informasi dan pelayanan obat di apotek dan toko obat. Disarankan agar Kementerian Kesehatan menetapkan peraturan perundangan-undangan dan norma, standar, prosedur, dan kriteria tentang pengobatan sendiri sebagai dasar bagi institusi farmasi pemerintah, swasta, dan organisasi profesi mendukungnya.

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