Self-Medication Awareness for Skin Rash Management by Indian University Students - A Questionnaire-Based Survey Study

Background. Inappropriate self-medication causes wastage of resources among others. Method. This survey study was conducted to determine self-medication pattern of 404 social science university students in Northwest Ethiopia, who were selected through stratified random sampling technique. Data were collected using self-administered questionnaire and analyzed with SPSS version 20 statistical software. Binary Logistic Regression analysis was employed with P value < 0.05 considered statistically significant. Result. At 95.3% response rate, mean age of 21.26 ± 1.76 years, and male/female ratio of 1.26, the prevalence of self-medication during the six month recall period was 32.7%. Headache (N=87, 69.1%) was the primary complaint that prompted the practice and hence analgesics (N=67, 53.2%) were the mostly used drugs followed by antimicrobials (N=50, 39.7%). The top two reasons driving the practice were nonseverity of the illness (N=41, 32.5%) and suggestions from friends (N=33, 26.2%). Female sex (P=0.042) and higher income (P=0.044) were associated with the practice. Conclusion. Self-medication practice, involving the use of both nonprescription and prescription drugs such as antimicrobials, among the social science university students is high. Therefore health education interventions regarding the risks of inappropriate self-medication are essential.

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Prevalence of pain and self-medication pattern of Paracetamol and NSAIDs among university students in United Arab Emirates

Research Journal of Pharmacy and Technology ◽

10.52711/0974-360x.2021.00590 ◽

2021 ◽

pp. 3393-3398

Author(s):

Nageeb AGM Hassan ◽

Sabrina Ait Gacem ◽

Afnan Abdul-Hameed Al-Qaysi ◽

Maryam Jaafar AlAani

Keyword(s):

Back Pain ◽

University Students ◽

Negative Correlation ◽

Mefenamic Acid ◽

Pain Medication ◽

The Body ◽

Menstrual Pain ◽

Self Medication ◽

Pain Medications ◽

Study Results

Background: Most of individuals do not prefer consulting a physician when they suffer from mild to moderate pain or fever and they tend to get over the counter drugs (OTC) from the pharmacy. Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory (NSAIDs) consumption pattern and self-medication behavior is a common practice especially during adolescence. Many self-medication behaviors were observed from individuals especially students which use NSAIDs frequently and that might lead to some unwanted effects due to improper knowledge and awareness. Although NSAIDs are considered as safe medications in general, but serious side effects are still present and can affect different parts of the body. Objectives: Our study aims to assess the correlation between several types of pain and self-medication pattern of Paracetamol and NSAIDs among university students in UAE. Methods: This was a cross-sectional study that was conducted among individuals aged 17 years and above from different nationalities and specialties from June till July 2018. The data were obtained through a validated self-administrated questionnaire that was distributed as a hardcopy as well as online. Data collection took place in UAE universities targeting 345 university students. The data were analyzed using SPSS version 20 and the results were considered significant at the 0.05 level with a 95% Confidence interval. Results: The current study results show that (67%) of individuals use pain medications to relief pain associated with headache. The majority of individuals reported that they suffer from pain at least one day weekly (26.4%). The pain that mostly led individuals to take pain medications is headache and it is accounts for (67%). The most frequently used pain medication is Paracetamol (80.9%) followed by Ibuprofen, Mefenamic acid and Diclofenac (35.4%, 17.1% and 13.6%) respectively. It was observed that (28.4%) of individuals use more than one pain medication at the same time. The results show that there was a significant correlation between the intake of Mefenamic acid for pain and individuals that reported the use of pain medications for menstrual pain [p=0.000, OR: 5.223, 95% CI: 2.73 - 9.96]. The significant intake of Aspirin for back pain [p=0.020, OR: 3.239, 95% CI: 1.159 - 9.05] and Diclofenac for both muscles pain and back pain back pain [p=0.000, OR: 3.061, 95% CI: 1.792 - 5.228), p=0.000, OR: 3.037, 95% CI: 1.789 - 5.15 respectively] and Paracetamol for both toothache and fever [p=0.002, OR: 1.220, 95% CI: 1.120 - 1.32 and p=0.044, OR: 1.137, 95% CI: 1.027 - 1.259 respectively]. The following NSAIDs showed a significant correlation with the intake of pain medications for toothache: Aspirin [p=0.018, OR: 3.167, 95% CI: 1.171 - 8.56], Ibuprofen [p=0.004, OR: 1.618, 95% CI: 1.201 - 2.17] and Diclofenac [p=0.000, OR: 2.692, 95% CI: 1.591 - 4.55]. Only Paracetamol was found to have a significant correlation for the use during fever [p=0.044, OR: 1.137, 95% CI: 1.027 - 1.259] while other pain medications were found to have a negative correlation. Conclusion: The majority of respondents use the pain medications to relief headache and the most frequently used pain medication was Paracetamol. A significant correlation was observed between the intake of Mefenamic acid for pain and individuals that reported the use of pain medications for menstrual pain as well as Aspirin intake for back pain, Diclofenac for muscles pain and back pain. Only Paracetamol was found to have a significant correlation for the use during fever while other pain medications were found to have a negative correlation.

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Iranian university students lifestyle and health status survey: study profile

Journal of Diabetes & Metabolic Disorders ◽

10.1186/s40200-017-0329-z ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 16 (1) ◽

Cited By ~ 7

Author(s):

Masoume Mansouri ◽

Farshad Sharifi ◽

Mehdi Varmaghani ◽

Hamid Yaghubi ◽

Yousef Moghadas Tabrizi ◽

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Keyword(s):

Health Status ◽

University Students ◽

Survey Study ◽

Status Survey

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The role of social media in raising the awareness of youth about the popular movement A survey study of a sample of university students in Iraq

ARID International Journal of Media Studies and Communication Sciences ◽

10.36772/arid.aijmscs.2022.352 ◽

2022 ◽

Author(s):

عبد الكريم الدبيسي ◽

يسرى خالد إبراهيم

Keyword(s):

University Students ◽

Social Networking Sites ◽

Arab Countries ◽

Survey Study ◽

Survey Method ◽

The Internet ◽

Digital Environment ◽

Popular Movement ◽

New Ideas

The digital environment has brought a lot of changes to the lives of societies and affected and changed their cultures, lifestyles, ways of thinking and interaction with the environment. The digital environment, with its rapid developments, has produced new ideas and behaviors on societies in general and Arab society was not far from these currents, after more than fifteen A year since the Internet entered Iraq, which is one of the most important manifestations of democracy, the latest radical changes in human relations. The information acquired by the human being today is one of the Internet and its culture dependent on it, and here began the study questionably head of that: What is the role of social networking sites in promoting young people's awareness of the importance of the popular movement? The research aims through adopting the survey method (Public Opinion Survey) to identify the most important political, economic and social dimensions of youth awareness that the Internet has brought to them by enhancing information and increasing confidence in the importance of change and persistence on the principle and the research sample is from university students and they are the motors of mobility in the Arab countries Study (Iraq )

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The role of loneliness in university students’ pathological Internet use – a web survey study on the moderating effect of social web application use

Current Psychology ◽

10.1007/s12144-021-02455-3 ◽

2021 ◽

Author(s):

Andreas Reissmann ◽

Klaus W. Lange

Keyword(s):

University Students ◽

Web Application ◽

Internet Use ◽

Online Survey ◽

Survey Study ◽

Web Survey ◽

Social Web ◽

Future Studies ◽

Pathological Internet Use

AbstractThe present study investigated the role of social web application use in the association between loneliness and pathological Internet use. A sample of university students (n = 445) completed an online survey of their loneliness and Internet use, including an assessment of pathological Internet use level. Based on existing theory and empirical findings, loneliness was expected to be indirectly associated with pathological Internet use through social-compensatory Internet use motives. The strength of this indirect effect was hypothesized to be moderated by levels of social web application use. Results pointed to the specificity of social-compensatory use motives in mediating loneliness effects on pathological Internet use, while the size of these effects was moderated by quantity of social web application use. Findings suggest that lonely people with higher levels of social web activity show a stronger social-compensatory use orientation, which translates to higher levels of pathological Internet use. Implications and limitations of these findings are discussed and several suggestions for future studies are made.

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Needs Analysis of Psychosocial Module Development Based on Psychoeducation Approach for Public University Students in Malaysia

Education Sciences ◽

10.3390/educsci11100604 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 11 (10) ◽

pp. 604

Author(s):

Salleh Amat ◽

Harizah Izyan Samsudin ◽

Abu Yazid Abu Bakar ◽

Mohd Izwan Mahmud ◽

Mohd Hasrul Kamarulzaman

Keyword(s):

University Students ◽

Positive Response ◽

Well Being ◽

Public University ◽

Descriptive Statistics ◽

Needs Analysis ◽

Survey Study ◽

First Year ◽

First Year Students ◽

Module Development

This study is a needs analysis that aims to develop a psychosocial module based on a psychoeducation approach in order to strengthen the assertiveness, social skills, and psychological well-being of public university students in Malaysia. The specific objectives of this study were to identify the perceptions of university students on the need to design and build a psychosocial module, identify the constructs that should be included in the phase of designing and building of the psychosocial module as well as the support that has been received and the support that the students desire while on campus. This survey study utilized a questionnaire distributed to a total of 286 first year students studying at three public universities in Malaysia. The data obtained were analyzed by using descriptive statistics. The findings of the study showed a highly positive response from the students toward the development of a psychosocial module and the constructs listed in the questionnaire. Implications from this study can further solidify the constructs that should be included in the design and construction of the psychosocial module as well as identify the availability of the approaches, strategies, and support activities that have been received and desired by the students.

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Self-Medication amongst the university students of Multan, Pakistan- A questionnaire based survey

Pakistan Journal of Pharmaceutical Research ◽

10.22200/pjpr.20162142-145 ◽

2016 ◽

Vol 2 (2) ◽

pp. 142 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Samman Chughtai

Keyword(s):

University Students ◽

Response Rate ◽

Cross Sectional Study ◽

Pharmacy Students ◽

Common Condition ◽

Sectional Study ◽

Self Medication ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

The World ◽

The University

Self-medication is a common incidence in the world today. This study aims to evaluate self-medication among university students of Multan, Pakistan. This randomized cross sectional study was carried out in Bahauddin Zakariya University, Multan during December 2015- January 216. A sample size of 200 students was randomly selected. Response rate was 90% (n=182).The prevalence of self-medication among the students was determined to be 83%. There was difference in perception of pharmacy students and students of other professions. Most common condition in which students did self-medication was headache (49.66%; n=75). Students also showed tendency of self-medication in case of herbal and essential oil products (46.35%). Awareness concerning insecurity and benefits of self-medication must be spread among students to avoid the complications of self-medication.

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