scholarly journals Risk Factors of Antibiotics Self-medication Practices among University Students in Cairo, Egypt

2020 ◽  
Vol 8 (E) ◽  
pp. 7-12
Author(s):  
Nesreen Mohamed Kamal Elden ◽  
Hebatallah A. Nasser ◽  
Aliaa Alli ◽  
Nayra Mahmoud ◽  
Mai Ahmed Shawky ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
University Students ◽  
Health Care Professionals ◽  
Future Health ◽  
Self Medication ◽  
Public And Private ◽  
Undergraduate University Students ◽  
Future Health Care ◽  
Knowledge Area ◽  
Prescribing Medication ◽  
Dental Infections

BACKGROUND: Self-medication is a practice with major global implications, especially with antibiotics intake. Self-medication among future health-care professionals could affect their way in prescribing medication in the future. AIM: This study was conducted to estimate the magnitude and the determinants of antibiotics self-medication practices and to describe the pattern of antibiotics abuse among undergraduate university students. METHODS: A cross-section study was conducted among 563 medical students from public and private universities in Cairo, Egypt, using a questionnaire. RESULTS: About 77.7% of the students used antibiotics without prescriptions with no statistical differences by age, sex, residence, or type of universities. More than half of the students (51.7%) do not know the effect of antibiotics abuse on microbial resistance. Most self-treated antibiotics were used to manage gastroenteritis symptoms (70%), respiratory symptoms (63%), and dental infections (36%), other causes such as headache or prophylactic reasons (21%). About 91.7% of the self-medicated students reported access to antibiotics from the pharmacy without a prescription and 71% of them mentioned discontinuation of a course of antibiotics at least once during the last year. About 81% of the students who do not know the effect of antibiotic abuse are self-medicated versus 75% of their counterpart who know and this difference is statistically significant. The multivariate analysis identified the residence as an independent predictor of their knowledge (area of residence = 1.6, 95% confidence interval [1.1–2.3]). CONCLUSION: The prevalence of self-medication with antibiotics among university students in Cairo is high. Our findings highlight the urgent need for tailored interventions to control this practice.

scholarly journals Medical education system in Malaysia maintaining a gold standard – an extraordinary example from the Malaysian Society of Pharmacology and Physiology

2018 ◽  
Vol 7 (3) ◽  
pp. 697-98
Author(s):  
Bedanta Roy ◽  
Nicholas Goh ◽  
Rukhsana Hussain Malik
Keyword(s):  
State Government ◽  
Health Care Professionals ◽  
Gold Standard ◽  
Private University ◽  
Future Health ◽  
Medical Education System ◽  
The World ◽  
Future Health Care ◽  
International University ◽  
The University

Founded in 2011 Quest International University Perak (QIUP) is a private university in partnership with Perak state Government. Various professional programmes are conducted in Faculty of Medicine (FOM) helps the young lecturers. Enormous financial aids and moral support are provided by the University for competitive events which are highly appreciable. Universities across the world should encourage their faculties, to organize and participate healthy competitions like quiz, teachers’ prize to make a better educator who guides future health care professionals. Nepal J Epidemiol. 2017;7(3); 697-698

Self-Medication Practices with Antibiotics and Antimalarials Among Sudanese Undergraduate University Students

2007 ◽  
Vol 41 (7-8) ◽  
pp. 1249-1255 ◽  
Author(s):  
Abdelmoneim I Awad ◽  
Idris B Eltayeb
Keyword(s):  
University Students ◽  
Private University ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Community Pharmacies ◽  
Age Group ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Self Medication ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Undergraduate University Students ◽  
Study Population

Background: In many developing countries, up to 60–80% of health problems are self-medicated. Objective: To estimate the prevalence of self-medication with antibiotics and/or antimalarials and identify factors promoting such use among university students in Sudan. Methods: A descriptive cross-sectional study was performed, using a pretested questionnaire on a sample of 1300 students selected from 5 universities in Khartoum State, Sudan. Results: Eight hundred ninety-one (79.5%; 95% CI 77.0 to 81.8) students from the study population had used antibiotics or antimalarials without a prescription within 1–2 months prior to the study. Four hundred ninety (55%; 95% CI 51.7 to 58.3) of the respondents stated that they had used antibiotics, 39 (4.4%; 95% CI 3.2 to 6.0) had used antimalarials, and 362 (40.6%; 95% CI 37.4 to 43.9) had used both. Overall, self-medication with antibiotics or antimalarials was significantly more common among students 21 years of age or older compared with those 20 years of age or younger (OR 1.55; 95% CI 1.15 to 2.09; p = 0.004) and among students attending private universities compared with those attending public universities (OR 1.42; 95% CI 1.04 to 1.95; p = 0.028). Self-medication with antibiotics followed a simitar pattern, which was significantly more common among students 21 years of age or older (OR 1.36; 95% CI 1.03 to 1.81; p = 0.03) and private university respondents (OR 1.52; 95% CI 1.15 to 2.02; p = 0.003). Self-medication with antimalarials was found to be significantly less common among females (OR 0.76; 95% CI 0.59 to 0.97; p = 0.028) and higher among the 21 years or older age group (OR 1.84; 95% CI 1.42 to 2.40; p < 0.001), The most common reason indicated for self-medication was the respondents’ previous experiences with similar ailments. The main source of drugs was community pharmacies. Conclusions: The prevalence of self-medication with antibiotics/antimalarials among undergraduate university students in Khartoum State is high. Our findings highlight the need for planning interventions to promote the judicious use of antibiotics/antimicrobials.

scholarly journals Knowledge, Attitude, Practices and Viewpoints of Undergraduate University Students towards Self-Medication: An Institution-Based Study in Riyadh

2021 ◽  
Vol 18 (16) ◽  
pp. 8545
Author(s):  
Basheerahmed Abdulaziz Mannasaheb ◽  
Mohammed Jaber Al-Yamani ◽  
Sarah Abdulrahman Alajlan ◽  
Lamyaa Munahi Alqahtani ◽  
Shrouq Eid Alsuhimi ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
University Students ◽  
Adverse Drug Events ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Self Medication ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Undergraduate University Students ◽  
Poor Treatment ◽  
Level Of Knowledge ◽  
Knowledge And Attitude ◽  
Poor Treatment Outcome

Rational and responsible self-medication (SM) is not only the key to better health outcomes, but also key to limiting adverse drug events. This institution-based cross-sectional study utilized seven- and four-item scales to assess the knowledge and attitude towards SM. Similarly, SM practices were measured using eight scale questions consisting of SM practice during the last six months, type of drug consumed, reason and frequency of SM, and so on. Statistical analyses were performed using SPSS. Overall, 371 students completed the questionnaire. The students with a good level of knowledge and positive attitude towards SM were 60.64% and 66.8%, respectively. About 55.5% of students practiced SM during the last six months using antipyretics (37.7%), multivitamins (36.4%), sleeping aids (20.2%), and anti-histamines (18.6%). Headache (79.2%), fever (37.7%), pain (25.9%), and colds and coughs (25.3%) were the illnesses for which they sought SM. The students admitted that drug side effects (75%), drug resistance (33.7%), drug interaction (41.5%), and poor treatment outcome (28.3%) were the consequences of irrational SM practice. Students (87.6%) propose that extending SM awareness through the Ministry of Health (83%) and pharmaceutical companies (48%) as major platforms would improvise the rational practice. Since AlMaarefa University students will be future healthcare professionals, their perception must be considered and accordingly educated to practice rational SM.

The Mini-Med School and Its Impact on Future Health Care Professionals' Attitudes toward Indigenous People

2021 ◽  
Vol 32 (4) ◽  
pp. 2043-2054
Author(s):  
Christophe Moderie ◽  
Éric Drouin ◽  
Richard Rioux ◽  
Anne-Sophie Thommeret-Carrière ◽  
Sébastien Béland ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Indigenous People ◽  
Health Care Professionals ◽  
Future Health ◽  
Future Health Care

scholarly journals Dental Fear among Medical and Dental Undergraduates

2014 ◽  
Vol 2014 ◽  
pp. 1-5 ◽  
Author(s):  
H. Hakim ◽  
I. A. Razak
Keyword(s):  
Health Care Professionals ◽  
Dental Students ◽  
Dental Fear ◽  
Future Health ◽  
Dental Services ◽  
Future Health Care ◽  
Health Related ◽  
Fear And Anxiety ◽  
High Level ◽  
Dental Appointment

Objective. To assess the prevalence and level of dental fear among health related undergraduates and to identify factors causing such fear using Kleinknecht’s Dental Fear Survey (DFS) questionnaire.Methods. Kleinknecht’s DFS questionnaire was used to assess dental fear and anxiety among the entire enrollment of the medical and dental undergraduates’ of the University of Malaya.Results. Overall response rate was 82.2%. Dental students reported higher prevalence of dental fear (96.0% versus 90.4%). However, most of the fear encountered among dental students was in the low fear category as compared to their medical counterpart (69.2 versus 51.2%). Significantly more medical students cancelled dental appointment due to fear compared to dental students (P=0.004). “Heart beats faster” and “muscle being tensed” were the top two physiological responses experienced by the respondents. “Drill” and “anesthetic needle” were the most fear provoking objects among respondents of both faculties.Conclusion. Dental fear and anxiety are a common problem encountered among medical and dental undergraduates who represent future health care professionals. Also, high level of dental fear and anxiety leads to the avoidance of the dental services.

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