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Tabiei S, Farajzadeh Z, Eizadpanah A M. Self-medication with drug amongst university students of Birjand. , Mod Care J. 2012; 9 (4) :371-377
URL: http://mcj.bums.ac.ir/article-1-439-en.html
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1- Instructor, Faculty of Nursing and Midwifery, Birjand University of Medical Sciences, Birjand, Iran
2- Faculty of Nursing and Midwifery, Birjand University of Medical Sciences, Birjand, Iran. Email: Izadpanahy@yahoo.com
2- Faculty of Nursing and Midwifery, Birjand University of Medical Sciences, Birjand, Iran. Email: Izadpanahy@yahoo.com
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Background and Aim: Self-medication is an important part of peoples’ medical behavior. In light of The increassy prevalence rates of self-medication this study aimed to survey the prevalence of self-medication amongst university students and the factors affecting in Birjand.
Materials and Methods: 1048 students participated in this cross-sectional and descriptive study in Birjand (Medical Sciences, stste, Islamic Azad and Payame-Noor) Universities. Data was collected by self-designed questionnaire. The obtained data were analyzed in SPSS (V.15) using descriptive- analytical statistics test and logistic regression.
Results: The prevalence of self-medication was 86.7%. The most common reason for self-medication was previous experience (77.2%), the most common type was tablet (88.7%), the most common drug was palliatives (81.7%) and the most common disease was allergy (36.1%). The findings of the logistic regression analysis showed that Payame-Noor University students were less likely to use drugs for selfmedication than the students Medical Sciences University (P=0.002). The students who had Tamin Ejtemaei and Military insurance were more likely to use drugs for self-medication than those who didn’t have any insurance (P<0.05).
Conclusion: In light of the high Prevalence of self-medication among students youth, it is necessary to pay more attention to the promotion of drug use throuth continuing education settings, increase access to health services, including the family physician and medical consultation universities and educational, especially for the young and vulnerable students andtry to motivation them to correct the systematic treatment of the disease.
Materials and Methods: 1048 students participated in this cross-sectional and descriptive study in Birjand (Medical Sciences, stste, Islamic Azad and Payame-Noor) Universities. Data was collected by self-designed questionnaire. The obtained data were analyzed in SPSS (V.15) using descriptive- analytical statistics test and logistic regression.
Results: The prevalence of self-medication was 86.7%. The most common reason for self-medication was previous experience (77.2%), the most common type was tablet (88.7%), the most common drug was palliatives (81.7%) and the most common disease was allergy (36.1%). The findings of the logistic regression analysis showed that Payame-Noor University students were less likely to use drugs for selfmedication than the students Medical Sciences University (P=0.002). The students who had Tamin Ejtemaei and Military insurance were more likely to use drugs for self-medication than those who didn’t have any insurance (P<0.05).
Conclusion: In light of the high Prevalence of self-medication among students youth, it is necessary to pay more attention to the promotion of drug use throuth continuing education settings, increase access to health services, including the family physician and medical consultation universities and educational, especially for the young and vulnerable students andtry to motivation them to correct the systematic treatment of the disease.
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Received: 2012/12/15 | Accepted: 2013/03/18 | Published: 2013/04/26
Received: 2012/12/15 | Accepted: 2013/03/18 | Published: 2013/04/26
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