fa خوددرمانی با دارو در دانشجویان دانشگاه‌های بیرجند General پژوهشي Research Article Background and AimSelf-medication is an important part of peoples’ medical Behavior. The prevalence rates of self-medication are high all over the world. The aim of this study was to survey prevalence of self-medication amongst university students and the factors affecting it.   Materials and Methods1048 students participated in this cross-sectional and descriptive study in Birjand (Medical Sciences, Birjand, Islamic Azad and Payame-Noor) Universities. The samples were selected randomly by self- designed questionnaire. The obtained data analyzed by SPSS software (V.15) using descriptive- analytical statistics test and logistic regression.   ResultsThe 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 symptoms were allergy (36.1%). The findings of the logistic regression analysis showed that Payame-Noor University students were less likely to use drugs for self-medication than the Medical Sciences students (P=0.002). The students who had Tamin Ejtemaei and Military insurance were more likely to use drugs for self-medication than those who hadn't any insurance (P Self-medication,Drug,University Students 371 377 http://mcj.bums.ac.ir/browse.php?a_code=A-10-1-418&slc_lang=fa&sid=1 Shahnaz Tabiei شهناز طبیعی 10031947532846004119 10031947532846004119 No Instructor, Faculty of Nursing and Midwifery, Birjand University of Medical Sciences, Birjand, Iran مربی گروه پرستاری، دانشکده پرستاری و مامایی، دانشگاه علوم پزشکی بیرجند، ایران Zahra Farajzadeh زهرا فرج زاده 10031947532846004120 10031947532846004120 No Instructor, Faculty of Nursing and Midwifery, Birjand University of Medical Sciences, Birjand, Iran مربی گروه پرستاری، دانشکده پرستاری و مامایی، دانشگاه علوم پزشکی بیرجند، ایران Ali Mohamma Eizadpanah علی‌محمّد ایزدپناه 10031947532846004121 10031947532846004121 Yes Faculty of Nursing and Midwifery, Birjand University of Medical Sciences, Birjand, Iran. Email: Izadpanahy@yahoo.com مربی گروه پرستاری، دانشکده پرستاری و مامایی، دانشگاه علوم پزشکی بیرجند، ایران. تلفن:05614440550 پست الکترونیک: Izadpanahy@yahoo.com