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Self-medication among medical and pharmacy students in Bangladesh
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BACKGROUND: This cross-sectional survey examined the pattern of self-medication and factors associated with this practice among medical and pharmacy students in context to Bangladesh. METHODS: The study used a self-administered questionnaire. A total of 500; 250 medical and 250 pharmacy, students participated in the study. As it is a comparative analysis between the medical and pharmacy students, we used independent t test and Chi square test. RESULTS: The findings indicated that the impact of self-medication is almost similar in medical and pharmacy students. It was found that medical students were more careful about getting advice from a physician or seeking professional help from some healthcare personnel. About the safety of self-medication pharmacy students were more aware than medical students were. The study also showed that female and younger medical or pharmacy students were more aware about self-medication. CONCLUSIONS: The current study presents a comprehensive picture of self-medication in medical and pharmacy students in Bangladesh. It is clear from the findings that practice of self-medication is highly prevalent in medical and pharmacy students in the country. This may potentially increase misuse or irrational use of medicines.
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- Alam, N., Saffoon, N., & Uddin, R.
- Venue
- BMC Research Notes
- Published
- 2015-12
- Volume
- 8
- Issue
- 1
- Pages
- 763-763
- ISSN
- 1756-0500 (ISSN-L)
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- W2218367612
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- 334
- References
- 17
- FWCI
- 36.14
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- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- gold
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