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Self-medication practice among undergraduate medical students in a tertiary care medical college, West Bengal
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Background Self-medication is a widely prevalent practice in India. It assumes a special significance among medical students as they are the future medical practitioners. Aim To assess the pattern of self-medication practice among undergraduate medical students. Settings and design Tertiary care medical college in West Bengal, India. Material and methods A cross-sectional questionnaire-based study was conducted among the undergraduate medical students. Results Out of 500 students of the institute, 482 consented for the study and filled in the supplied questionnaire. Fourteen incomplete questionnaires were excluded and the remaining 468 analyzed. It was found that 267 (57.05%) respondents practiced self-medication. The principal morbidities for seeking self-medication included cough and common cold as reported by 94 students (35.21%) followed by diarrhea (68 students) (25.47%), fever (42 students) (15.73%), headache (40 students) (14.98%) and pain abdomen due to heartburn/ peptic ulcer (23 students) (8.61%). Drugs/ drug groups commonly used for self-medication included antibiotics (31.09%) followed by analgesics (23.21%), antipyretics (17.98%), antiulcer agents (8.99%), cough suppressant (7.87%), multivitamins (6.37%) and antihelminthics (4.49%). Among reasons for seeking self-medication, 126 students (47.19%) felt that their illness was mild while 76 (28.46%) preferred as it is time-saving. About 42 students (15.73%) cited cost-effectiveness as the primary reason while 23 (8.…
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- Authors
- Banerjee, I., & Bhadury, T.
- Affiliations
- Murshidabad Medical College and Hospital (IN)
- AMRI Hospitals (IN)
- ORCID
- Banerjee, I
- Venue
- Journal of Postgraduate Medicine
- Published
- 2012
- Volume
- 58
- Issue
- 2
- Pages
- 127-131
- ISSN
- 0022-3859 (ISSN-L)
- OpenAlex
- W2095331730
- Cited by
- 200
- References
- 12
- Citations by year
- 2026: 8 · 2025: 3 · 2024: 17 · 2023: 19 · 2022: 17 · 2021: 12 · 2020: 20 · 2019: 22 · 2018: 15 · 2017: 24 · 2016: 15 · 2015: 11 · 2014: 8 · 2013: 8
- FWCI
- 9.79
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- diamond
- doi.org
- Locations
- Journal of Postgraduate Medicine (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Infectious Diseases › Antibiotic Use and Resistance
- Health Sciences › Health Professions › Pharmacy › Pharmacy and Medical Practices
- Health Sciences › Nursing › Issues, ethics and legal aspects › Pharmaceutical industry and healthcare
- Keywords
- self-medication, medical students, undergraduate medical education, antibiotic use, analgesics, antipyretics, antitussive agents, reasons for self-medication, health education
- MeSH terms
- Adult, Cross-Sectional Studies, Nonprescription Drugs, Female, Humans, India, Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice, Male, Surveys and Questionnaires, Schools, Medical, Self Medication, Students, Medical, Prevalence, Young Adult
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