Self Medication Practices in Medical Students of Nishter Medical University; A Cross Sectional Study
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.51273/esc23.25131938Keywords:
Self Medication, Clinical Students, Pre-clinical studentsAbstract
Objective: This study aims to evaluate how medical students perceive and use self-medication. We also intend to find how the prevalence varies between the pre-clinical (MBBS Year 1and 2) and clinical (MBBS Year 3,4 and 5) students.
Material and Method: The study was carried out in Nishtar Medical University from Aug 2022 to Oct 2022. A total of 400 students, 200 preclinical and 200 clinical, were chosen through non probability convenient sampling and were asked to fill a pre designed questionnaire form to complete this cross-sectional study.
Results: Comparison of the prevalence of self-medication in clinical and preclinical students exhibited a p value of 0.026, with 84.2 % clinical and 74.7% pre-clinical students practicing self-medications.
Conclusion: It has been observed that medical students frequently perform self-medication in both their preclinical and clinical groups.
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