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22. Self-Medication with Antibiotic Among Third Year Medical Students

Afsheen Siddiqi1, Zainab Nazneen2, Syed Yasir Hussain Gilani3, Nadia Haleem1, Wajid Ali4 and Haq Nawaz1

 

ABSTRACT

 

Objective: This study was conducted to assess the frequency and the common reasons of using antibiotics for the purpose of self-medication among the medical students, the highly educated youth of a country as little is known about self-medication with antibiotics in medical students in this region. Study Design: This descriptive cross sectional study.

 

Place and Duration of Study: This study was conducted in Ayub Medical College Abbottabad from Jan 2020 to June 2020.

 

Materials and Methods: We performed this study on Third year MBBS and second year BDS students. Data was collected through self-administered questionnaire and analyzed using SPSS version 16.

 

Results: Among 240 medical students 65% were male and 35% were female. Prevalence of self-medication with antibiotics in this study was found to be 85%. Convenience (56%) or over the counter drugs was the most common reason for self-medication and sore throat (37.1%) was the most common ailment for which antibiotics were used by the students. 40 % of students discontinued the drug during treatment, the reason being disappearance of symptoms. Participants (53%) accepted that self-medication with antibiotics could be harmful and is unacceptable.

 

Conclusion: Inspite of being highly aware of the deleterious outcomes of self-medication, prevalence of self-medication with antibiotics was found to be high among the medical students. Hence further research is needed to study the patterns for antibiotic usage so that appropriate interventions could be made. Key Words: Self-medication, medical students, antibiotics

 

Citation of article: Siddiqi A, Nazneen Z, Gilani SYH, Haleem N, Ali W, Nawaz H. Self-Medication with Antibiotics among Third year Medical Students. Med Forum 2021;32(1):90-93.