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Self-medication Among Students in Southern Iran: Prevalence, Risk Factors, and Attitudes

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  167-172

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 Background and aims: Self-medication, as the most common method of Self-care, is one of the major problems in treatment in many countries in the world. The present study was designed to determine the Prevalence of Self-medication and identify the factors associated with casual medication use among students of Larestan University of Medical Sciences in Iran in 2020. Methods: This is a cross-sectional descriptive-analytical study conducted in 2020. The study was conducted at Larestan University of Medical Sciences and 147 students entered the study through convenience sampling. The data collection tool was a researcher-made self-treatment questionnaire. After collecting the data, the SPSS software version 25. 0 was used to analyze the data. Fisher’ s exact test, independent t test, and chi-square test were used to investigate the relationship between the variables. A P value of less than 0. 05 was considered statistically significant. Results: The Prevalence of Self-medication was 62. 5%. The most common sources of Self-medication were pharmacies and previous Prescriptions. The most common illnesses treated with over-thecounter medications include colds, headaches, and digestive problems. The most important over-thecounter medications include painkillers, anti-colds, antibiotics, iron pills, calcium supplements, and antihistamines. A comparison of students’ attitudes towards medication showed that attitudes “ I feel my problem has been treated with over-the-counter medications” and “ I feel I have enough information about diseases and how to treat them” (the group who did have Self-medication and the group who did not have Self-medication) had a significant difference between the two groups (P<0. 05). Conclusion: The results of the present study showed a high Prevalence of Self-medication among students. We recommend holding special training classes for the communities in order to provide information about the irreparable effects of Self-medication and create new policies for prescribing and delivering medicine.

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    Delam, Hamed, Soufi, Omid, Eidi, Ahmadreza, & BAZRAFSHAN, MOHAMMAD RAFI. (2020). Self-medication Among Students in Southern Iran: Prevalence, Risk Factors, and Attitudes. EPIDEMIOLOGY AND HEALTH SYSTEM JOURNAL (INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF EPIDEMIOLOGIC RESEARCH), 7(4), 167-172. SID. https://sid.ir/paper/780297/en

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    Delam Hamed, Soufi Omid, Eidi Ahmadreza, BAZRAFSHAN MOHAMMAD RAFI. Self-medication Among Students in Southern Iran: Prevalence, Risk Factors, and Attitudes. EPIDEMIOLOGY AND HEALTH SYSTEM JOURNAL (INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF EPIDEMIOLOGIC RESEARCH)[Internet]. 2020;7(4):167-172. Available from: https://sid.ir/paper/780297/en

    IEEE: Copy

    Hamed Delam, Omid Soufi, Ahmadreza Eidi, and MOHAMMAD RAFI BAZRAFSHAN, “Self-medication Among Students in Southern Iran: Prevalence, Risk Factors, and Attitudes,” EPIDEMIOLOGY AND HEALTH SYSTEM JOURNAL (INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF EPIDEMIOLOGIC RESEARCH), vol. 7, no. 4, pp. 167–172, 2020, [Online]. Available: https://sid.ir/paper/780297/en

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