An insight into self-medication patterns of analgesics among medical students: a comprehensive analysis of factors and determinants

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dc.contributor.authorAmeer, M. H.en_US
dc.contributor.authorQureshy, F. A.en_US
dc.contributor.authorMalik, A. J.en_US
dc.contributor.authorQaiser, A.en_US
dc.contributor.authorEjaz, H. M.en_US
dc.contributor.authorAli, H.en_US
dc.contributor.authorAzeem, Z.en_US
dc.contributor.authorUr Rehman, A.en_US
dc.contributor.authorFareed, G.en_US
dc.contributor.authorSadiq, A.en_US
dc.contributor.authorHafeez, H.en_US
dc.contributor.authorRehman, A.en_US
dc.contributor.authorHumayun, A.en_US
dc.date.accessioned2024-09-24T09:22:39Z
dc.date.available2024-09-24T09:22:39Z
dc.date.issued2024-06
dc.description.abstractBackground: Self-medication is widely practiced globally as a major form of self-care for pain management. Unfortunately, with the COVID-19 pandemic, prescription-only drugs are now increasingly being self-prescribed. This study was conducted to study self-medication practices of analgesics and associated factors among medical students of Lahore. Methods: A cross sectional study was conducted among 432 participants. The participants were all current MBBS students (age group=18-25 years) studying in various medical colleges of Lahore, Pakistan. Data were analyzed using SPSS. The significance value was set at p<0.05. The study was conducted from September, 2021 to October, 2021. Results: Self-medication practices were found to be high among medical students of Lahore, 296 (68.5%) out of total participants (432). Of all the analgesics, acetaminophen was the most preferred for relief of pain of various etiologies (64.58%). The most common reason of self-medication was headache (50.69%). Reason for self-medication for the majority of study population was that disease was not severe enough and did not merit to consult a doctor (36.34%). Conclusions: Education on self-medication should be introduced at the undergraduate level to create awareness among students. The study also indicates the need for establishing health clinics in universities so that the students may benefit from the professional advice of trained health staff in the clinics rather than practicing self-prescription. Periodic survey about self-medication practices is required to improve awareness, prevent health issues related to adverse drug reactions of self-medication practices, and prevent economic burden on healthcare system in Pakistan.en_US
dc.identifier.affiliationsDepartment of Community Medicine and Public Health, Shaikh Khalifa Bin Zayed Al-Nahyan Medical and Dental College, Lahore, Pakistanen_US
dc.identifier.affiliationsShaikh Zayed Hospital, Lahore, Pakistanen_US
dc.identifier.affiliationsShaikh Zayed Hospital, Lahore, Pakistanen_US
dc.identifier.affiliationsShaikh Zayed Hospital, Lahore, Pakistanen_US
dc.identifier.affiliationsShaikh Zayed Hospital, Lahore, Pakistanen_US
dc.identifier.affiliationsShaikh Zayed Hospital, Lahore, Pakistanen_US
dc.identifier.affiliationsShaikh Zayed Hospital, Lahore, Pakistanen_US
dc.identifier.affiliationsShaikh Zayed Hospital, Lahore, Pakistanen_US
dc.identifier.affiliationsShaikh Zayed Hospital, Lahore, Pakistanen_US
dc.identifier.affiliationsShaikh Zayed Hospital, Lahore, Pakistanen_US
dc.identifier.affiliationsShaikh Zayed Hospital, Lahore, Pakistanen_US
dc.identifier.affiliationsShaikh Zayed Hospital, Lahore, Pakistanen_US
dc.identifier.affiliationsDepartment of Community Medicine and Public Health, Shaikh Khalifa Bin Zayed Al-Nahyan Medical and Dental College, Lahore, Pakistanen_US
dc.identifier.citationAmeer M. H., Qureshy F. A., Malik A. J., Qaiser A., Ejaz H. M., Ali H., Azeem Z., Ur Rehman A., Fareed G., Sadiq A., Hafeez H., Rehman A., Humayun A.. An insight into self-medication patterns of analgesics among medical students: a comprehensive analysis of factors and determinants. International Journal of Research in Medical Sciences. 2024 Jun; 12(6): 1892-1897en_US
dc.identifier.issn2320-6071
dc.identifier.issn2320-6012
dc.identifier.placeIndiaen_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://imsear.searo.who.int/handle/123456789/234122
dc.languageenen_US
dc.publisherMedip Academyen_US
dc.relation.issuenumber6en_US
dc.relation.volume12en_US
dc.source.urihttps://doi.org/10.18203/2320-6012.ijrms20241533en_US
dc.subjectSelf-medicationen_US
dc.subjectNSAIDsen_US
dc.subjectAnalgesicsen_US
dc.subjectAcetaminophenen_US
dc.subjectMedical studentsen_US
dc.titleAn insight into self-medication patterns of analgesics among medical students: a comprehensive analysis of factors and determinantsen_US
dc.typeJournal Articleen_US
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