Self-Medication and its Associated Factors among University Students: A Cross-Sectional Study.

IF 16.4 1区化学 Q1 CHEMISTRY, MULTIDISCIPLINARY

Accounts of Chemical Research Pub Date : 2024-03-26 eCollection Date: 2024-03-01 DOI:10.4103/ijnmr.ijnmr_302_22

Anas Alomoush, Abdullah Alkhawaldeh, Mohammed ALBashtawy, Shaher Hamaideh, Wafa'a Ta'an, Raghad Abdelkader, Khitam Mohammad, Ahmad Rayan, Mohammad Alsadi, Omar Khraisat, Marah Shyab, Rasmieh Al-Amer, Mohammad Suliman, Ahmad Ayed, Asem Abdalrahim, Mohammad Al-Qudah

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Abstract

Background: Self-medication is a global concern among professionals and non-professionals, with a rapid increase in prevalence. The study aims to assess the prevalence of self-medication and its associated factors among university students.

Materials and methods: A cross-sectional, descriptive study was conducted in three universities, and a total of 817 college students participated in this study.

Results: About 75.40% of the participants reported using medications without a professional prescription. The category of analgesics was the most commonly used in self-medication (82.80%), while the most common symptom was a headache (81.50%). Almost 74.10% percent of participants who have practiced self-medication stated that the reason was the "lack of time to consult a physician." Most participants who have used self-medication (90.30%) stated that the source of knowledge was "previous prescription."

Conclusions: Health education programs concerning self-mediation should be held in university settings to improve attitudes and practices toward self-mediation.

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大学生自我药疗及其相关因素：一项横断面研究

背景：自我药疗是全球专业和非专业人士关注的问题，其流行率正在迅速上升。本研究旨在评估大学生自我药疗的流行程度及其相关因素：在三所大学开展了一项横断面描述性研究，共有 817 名大学生参与了此次研究：结果：约有 75.40%的参与者表示在没有专业处方的情况下使用药物。镇痛药是最常用的自我治疗药物（82.80%），而最常见的症状是头痛（81.50%）。近 74.10%曾使用过自我药疗的参与者表示，原因是 "没有时间看医生"。大多数使用过自我药疗的参与者（90.30%）表示，其知识来源是 "以前的处方"：应在大学环境中开展有关自我药疗的健康教育项目，以改善人们对自我药疗的态度和做法。

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Accounts of Chemical Research 化学-化学综合

CiteScore

31.40

自引率

1.10%

发文量

312

审稿时长

2 months

期刊介绍： Accounts of Chemical Research presents short, concise and critical articles offering easy-to-read overviews of basic research and applications in all areas of chemistry and biochemistry. These short reviews focus on research from the author’s own laboratory and are designed to teach the reader about a research project. In addition, Accounts of Chemical Research publishes commentaries that give an informed opinion on a current research problem. Special Issues online are devoted to a single topic of unusual activity and significance. Accounts of Chemical Research replaces the traditional article abstract with an article "Conspectus." These entries synopsize the research affording the reader a closer look at the content and significance of an article. Through this provision of a more detailed description of the article contents, the Conspectus enhances the article's discoverability by search engines and the exposure for the research.