Evaluation of Self-Medication Practices and Awareness among Students in Al Qassim Region of Saudi Arabia

Clinical Pharmacology & Biopharmaceutics Pub Date : 2015-02-26 DOI:10.4172/2167-065X.1000133

Muhammad Adnan, S. Karim, Shamshir Khan, A. Sabir, Abdul Rahman Lafi Al-Banagi, Q. M. Jamal, N. Wabel

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Objective: The aims of this study were to evaluate the student’s knowledge, awareness and the reasons behind self medication in two higher education institutes in Al Qassim region of Saudi Arabia. Subjects and method: This pre-validated anonymous questionnaire was used in English and Arabic language that contains both open ended and close ended questions and it was distributed among students of two higher education institutes of Al Qassim region i.e. Buraidah Private Colleges and Qassim University. A total number of 61 students from Buraydah Private Colleges studying in different levels belong to pharmacy, dentistry and nursing college participated in this study and 71 students of final year medical college in Qassim University participated in the study. The data has been analyzed by descriptive statistics and summarized in frequencies and percentages. Results: Self medications were very common among students of Qassim University (QU) and Buraydah Private Colleges (BPC) and about more than two third students have practiced self medication in past year prior to this study. Majority of participants in our study self medicate for one week to treat self-recognized or self-diagnosed conditions and most of them obtained their medication from pharmacy. About one half of BPC students and slightly more than one half QU students used antibiotic as self medication. The awareness of rational use of medicine was found 63.3% among QU students and 45 % in BPC students. The highly significant difference (p< 0.05) was observed between the students of QU and BPC about the rational use of medication. The main reason for self medication in our study was found to be non serious health problems and quick relief. Conclusion: The self medication practice among students of two higher educational institutes of Al Qassim region was high and often inappropriate. There was an alarming self medication of antibiotics among students that was obtained from local pharmacies without prescription

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沙特阿拉伯卡西姆地区学生自我药疗实践和意识的评价

目的:本研究的目的是评估学生的知识，意识和自我药疗背后的原因在沙特阿拉伯卡西姆地区两所高等院校。调查对象和方法:这份事先验证过的匿名调查问卷使用英语和阿拉伯语，其中包含开放式和封闭式问题，在卡西姆地区两所高等教育机构即Buraidah私立学院和卡西姆大学的学生中分发。共有61名来自Buraydah私立学院的药学、牙科和护理学院的不同层次的学生参与了这项研究，71名来自Qassim大学医学院的最后一年的学生参与了这项研究。对数据进行了描述性统计分析，并以频率和百分比进行了总结。结果:卡西姆大学(Qassim University, QU)和Buraydah私立学院(Buraydah Private Colleges, BPC)的学生自我药物治疗非常普遍，约三分之二以上的学生在本研究前一年进行过自我药物治疗。在我们的研究中，大多数参与者自我用药一周，以治疗自我认识或自我诊断的疾病，他们中的大多数人从药房获得药物。大约一半的BPC学生和略多于一半的QU学生使用抗生素作为自我用药。合理用药意识在曲系学生中占63.3%，在BPC学生中占45%。曲曲班学生与BPC班学生在合理用药方面差异极显著(p< 0.05)。在我们的研究中发现，自我药疗的主要原因是不严重的健康问题和快速缓解。结论:卡西姆地区两所高等院校学生自我药疗实践率较高，且往往不恰当。学生在没有处方的情况下从当地药店自行服用抗生素的情况令人担忧

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