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Self-Medication Practices among Business Students in Karachi

Karaçi'daki İşletme Öğrencilerinde Kendi Kendine İlaç Uygulamaları

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Conclusion: An 81% high prevalence of self-medication was found among the business university students in Karachi which is alarmingly high, with no significant difference between males and females.

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Objective & Hypothesis:Objective: The aim of this study is to find out the self-medication practices and its prevalence amongst business students of Karachi.
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Key Findings & Data:Materials and Methods: This is a cross-sectional study and was carried out from Dec 2018 – Dec 2019.
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Conclusion & Impact:Conclusion: An 81% high prevalence of self-medication was found among the business university students in Karachi which is alarmingly high, with no significant difference between males and females.
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📍Scope:2018 Verileri
⚙️Variables:Farkındalık · kendi kendine ilaç tedavisi · öğrenciler

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Objective: The aim of this study is to find out the self-medication practices and its prevalence amongst business students of Karachi. Materials and Methods: This is a cross-sectional study and was carried out from Dec 2018 – Dec 2019. Convenient sampling technique was used to obtain data from a Business Institute of Karachi, Pakistan. Data analysis and data management was done using SPSS version 16.0.Results: Prevalence of self-medication practice was obtained to be 81%. The commonest reason for practicing self-medication was past successful consumption of the medicine (46.2%) and avoiding hassle to go to a doctor (43.7%). The commonest complaints that drove students to self-medicate were fever (55.7%), cough (49.2%) and pains (46%). Commonly used medicines were pain killers (73.4%) and fever relieving medicines (41.0%). The major source of obtaining the medicines was community pharmacies (67.6%) by the students. There was no significant association between the demographic factors such as gender and degree program and self-medication (p=0.061, p=0.747 respectively). Conclusion: An 81% high prevalence of self-medication was found among the business university students in Karachi which is alarmingly high, with no significant difference between males and females.

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Amaç: Bu çalışmanın amacı, Karaçi'deki işletme öğrencileri arasında kendi kendine ilaç uygulamalarını ve yaygınlığını bulmaktır. Materyal ve Metot: Bu kesitsel bir çalışmadır ve Aralık 2018 – Aralık 2019 tarihleri ​​arasında yürütülmüştür. Pakistan, Karaçi İşletme Enstitüsü'nden veri elde etmek için uygun örnekleme tekniği kullanılmıştır. Veri analizi ve veri yönetimi SPSS sürüm 16.0 kullanılarak yapıldı. Bulgular: Kendi kendine ilaç uygulama yaygınlığı %81 olarak elde edildi. Kendi kendine ilaç kullanmanın en yaygın nedeni, geçmişte başarılı bir şekilde ilaç tüketme (%46,2) ve doktora gitme zahmetinden kaçınma (%43,7) idi. Öğrencileri kendi kendine ilaç tedavisine yönelten en yaygın şikayetler ateş (%55,7), öksürük (%49,2) ve ağrı (%46) idi. En sık kullanılan ilaçlar ağrı kesici (%73,4) ve ateş düşürücü ilaçlar (%41,0) idi. Öğrencilerin ilaçları en büyük temin kaynağı serbest eczaneler (%67,6) olmuştur. Cinsiyet ve lisans programı gibi demografik faktörler ile kendi kendine ilaç tedavisi arasında anlamlı bir ilişki yoktu (sırasıyla p=0,061, p=0,747). Sonuç: Karaçi'deki işletme üniversitesi öğrencileri arasında %81'lik yüksek bir kendi kendine ilaç prevalansı bulundu ve bu, erkekler ve kadınlar arasında önemli bir fark olmaksızın endişe verici derecede yüksekti.

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AWAN, T., ZAİDİ, M., KHALID, F., AWAN, T. (2022). Self-Medication Practices among Business Students in Karachi. Online Türk Sağlık Bilimleri Dergisi, Cilt: 7 - Sayı: 1, 86–92. https://ajindex.com/articles/414279

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