A study on use of over-the-counter drugs among 2nd year medical students - A cross-sectional study

Introduction: Skin care is defined as practices that help in maintaining the structural and functional integrity of the skin. Routine skin care focuses on keeping it clean, balanced, protected and free from irritation. This can be achieved with a simple regimen including gentle cleansing, moisturizing and protecting the skin from UV rays.Aim: To evaluate the awareness and practices regarding skin care among medical students.Materials and Methods: This was a cross-sectional study involving medical students studying at a medical college in Western India. A questionnaire consisting of close-ended questions regarding skin care awareness and practices was used as study tool. Data was analyzed using the STATA14 software.Results: The study group comprised of 300 participants of which 201 (67%) were females and the rest 99 (33%) were males. The age of participants ranged from 17 to 23 years. Ninety-three (31%) felt that ideally face should be washed twice in a day, while 153 (51%) students were having the awareness regarding makeup removal before sleep. The ideal sunscreen SPF was not known by 211 (70.3%) students while 47 (15.7%) knew that it should be 30-50. Awareness regarding physical exercise, yoga and meditation improving the skin health was seen in 201 (67%) and 235 (78.3%), respectively. Awareness regarding adequate sleep and healthy diet necessary for healthy skin was reported by 261 (87%) and 250 (83.3%) students, respectively. Total 129 (43%) students used Over-The-Counter (OTC) products or face wash to wash their face, 167 (55.7%) used some or other cosmetic products, 226 (75.3%) students didn't share their cosmetic products with others while 277 (92.3%) students didn't use sunscreen routinely.Conclusion: Medical students need to be aware about skin care practices, so that they can educate the general public about its importance particularly in country like India where most of the general population is under the influence of advertisements in newspaper and television about routine skin care.

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Knowledge, attitude and practice of over-the-counter drug among undergraduate medical students-a cross sectional study

Journal of Gandaki Medical College-Nepal ◽

10.3126/jgmcn.v14i2.39336 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 14 (2) ◽

pp. 153-159

Author(s):

Bindu Malla ◽

Deepti KC

Keyword(s):

Medical Students ◽

College Teaching ◽

Cross Sectional Study ◽

Sectional Study ◽

Self Medication ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Over The Counter ◽

Otc Drugs ◽

Attitude And Practice ◽

Knowledge Attitude And Practice

Background: Self-medication of the over-the-counter (OTC) drug is practice all over the world. Although appropriate self-medication practice can address minor illness and is time and cost-effective, it can promote irrational use of medicine; prolong the illness, drug dependency and abuse. Medical students are the future medical practitioners and play the crucial role in counseling the patients. Therefore, the present study was conducted to assess the knowledge, attitude and practice of self- medication among undergraduate students. Methods: An institution based descriptive, cross sectional study was conducted after ethical approval was taken from the Institutional ethical committee of Gandaki medical college teaching hospital and research center (GMCTHRC) and data was collected from May to July 2018. Descriptive and correlation analysis were done with the data. The results were expressed in percentages. Results: Among 115 respondents, 60.9 % (70) were female and 39.1% (45) were male students. Majority of respondents (94.8%) believed that instruction on the label of the drugs should be followed and 78.3% respondents agreed that OTC drugs could interact with other prescribed drugs. However, only 53.9% respondents knew that OTC drugs were Group Ga drugs in Nepal. Despite good knowledge and attitude only 37.4% students had good practice in the rational use of the OTC drugs. Moreover, Antipyretic and analgesic drugs were the most commonly used drugs. However, only 36.84% respondents (p<0.05) knew about the correct dose and duration to take the drugs. Conclusions: We concluded that first year medical and dental should be motivated to use their knowledge into practice.

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Awareness and Practices about Skin Care among Medical Students: A cross-sectional study

10.31219/osf.io/cekxt ◽

2021 ◽

Author(s):

Henil Upadhyay

Keyword(s):

Medical Students ◽

Cross Sectional Study ◽

Skin Care ◽

Western India ◽

Cosmetic Products ◽

Sectional Study ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Over The Counter ◽

Medical College ◽

Care Practices

Introduction: Skin care is defined as practices that help in maintaining the structural and functional integrity of the skin. Routine skin care focuses on keeping it clean, balanced, protected and free from irritation. This can be achieved with a simple regimen including gentle cleansing, moisturising and protecting the skin from UV rays.Aim: To evaluate the awareness and practices regarding skin care among medical students.Materials and Methods: This was a cross-sectional study involving medical students studying at a medical college in Western India. A questionnaire consisting of close-ended questions regarding skin care awareness and practices was used as study tool. Data was analysed using the STATA14 software.Results: The study group comprised of 300 participants of which 201 (67%) were females and the rest 99 (33%) were males. The age of participants ranged from 17 to 23 years. Ninety-three (31%) felt that ideally face should be washed twice in a day, while 153 (51%) students were having the awareness regarding makeup removal before sleep. The ideal sunscreen SPF was not known by 211 (70.3%) students while 47 (15.7%) knew that it should be 30-50. Awareness regarding physical exercise, yoga and meditation improving the skin health was seen in 201 (67%) and 235 (78.3%), respectively. Awareness regarding adequate sleep and healthy diet necessary for healthy skin was reported by 261 (87%) and 250 (83.3%) students, respectively. Total 129 (43%) students used Over-The-Counter (OTC) products or face wash to wash their face, 167 (55.7%) used some or other cosmetic products, 226 (75.3%) students didnt share their cosmetic products with others while 277 (92.3%) students didnt use sunscreen routinely.Conclusion: Medical students need to be aware about skin care practices, so that they can educate the general public about its importance particularly in country like India where most of the general population is under the influence of advertisements in newspaper and television about routine skin care.

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Knowledge, Attitude, and Practice on Over-the-Counter Drugs Among Pharmacy and Medical Students: A Facility-Based Cross-Sectional Study

Integrated Pharmacy Research and Practice ◽

10.2147/iprp.s266786 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol Volume 9 ◽

pp. 135-146

Author(s):

Kidist Mulugeta Bekele ◽

Ahmed Moges Abay ◽

Kidist Abiye Mengistu ◽

Berhanemeskel Weldegerima Atsbeha ◽

Chilot Abiyu Demeke ◽

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Keyword(s):

Medical Students ◽

Cross Sectional Study ◽

Sectional Study ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Over The Counter ◽

Attitude And Practice ◽

Knowledge Attitude And Practice

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Awareness and Practices about Skin Care among Medical Students: A cross-sectional study

JOURNAL FOR CLINICAL AND DIAGNOSTIC RESEARCH ◽

10.7860/jcdr/2021/47019.14740 ◽

2021 ◽

Author(s):

Henil Upadhyay ◽

Charmy Parikh ◽

Pragya Ashok Nair

Keyword(s):

Medical Students ◽

Cross Sectional Study ◽

Skin Care ◽

Western India ◽

Cosmetic Products ◽

Sectional Study ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Over The Counter ◽

Medical College ◽

Care Practices

Introduction: Skin care is defined as practices that help in maintaining the structural and functional integrity of the skin. Routine skin care focuses on keeping it clean, balanced, protected and free from irritation. This can be achieved with a simple regimen including gentle cleansing, moisturising and protecting the skin from UV rays. Aim: To evaluate the awareness and practices regarding skin care among medical students. Materials and Methods: This was a cross-sectional study involving medical students studying at a medical college in Western India. A questionnaire consisting of close-ended questions regarding skin care awareness and practices was used as study tool. Data was analysed using the STATA14 software. Results: The study group comprised of 300 participants of which 201 (67%) were females and the rest 99 (33%) were males. The age of participants ranged from 17 to 23 years. Ninety-three (31%) felt that ideally face should be washed twice in a day, while 153 (51%) students were having the awareness regarding makeup removal before sleep. The ideal sunscreen SPF was not known by 211 (70.3%) students while 47 (15.7%) knew that it should be 30-50. Awareness regarding physical exercise, yoga and meditation improving the skin health was seen in 201 (67%) and 235 (78.3%), respectively. Awareness regarding adequate sleep and healthy diet necessary for healthy skin was reported by 261 (87%) and 250 (83.3%) students, respectively. Total 129 (43%) students used Over-The-Counter (OTC) products or face wash to wash their face, 167 (55.7%) used some or other cosmetic products, 226 (75.3%) students didn’t share their cosmetic products with others while 277 (92.3%) students didn’t use sunscreen routinely. Conclusion: Medical students need to be aware about skin care practices, so that they can educate the general public about its importance particularly in country like India where most of the general population is under the influence of advertisements in newspaper and television about routine skin care.

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