Pattern of Self-medication with Analgesics among Minia University students, Minia, Egypt | ||
| Minia Journal of Medical Research | ||
| Volume 31, Issue 1, January 2020, Pages 294-301 PDF (408.31 K) | ||
| Document Type: Original Article | ||
| DOI: 10.21608/mjmr.2022.221536 | ||
| Authors | ||
| Mahmoud A. El-Sherief; , Omnyh K. Abd-El-Latief; Marwa G. Ahmed Abdelrehim; Yasmine N. Gaballa | ||
| Department of Public Health, El-Minia Faculty of Medicine | ||
| Abstract | ||
| Introduction: Self-medication with analgesics is usually defined as intake of any analgesics for treating oneself without professional supervision to relieve an illness or a condition. Self-medication with analgesics is an issue with serious global implications. This study it was aimed to determine pattern of self-medication with analgesics use among Minia University students, Minia, Egypt. Aim of study: to determine the prevalence of self-medication with analgesics among Minia University students and to identify the most common analgesics used and the causes of taking them. Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted on a sample of randomly selected students from Minia University. Data was collected using self-administered questionnaire. Verbal consent was ensured before applying the questionnaire. The Chi square was performed using SPSS 20 to identify associations and differences. Results: The sample consisted of 758 students 64.5% females and 35.5% male students. Prevalence of self-medication with analgesics was 95.9%. Out of which 71.5% took paracetamol and 1.3% took tramadol without physician prescription. The most common cause of taking analgesic is headache followed by menstrual pain (48.7%) in female students and tooth, ear and throat pain (29.4%) in male students. Conclusion: Self-medication with analgesics by students is an important issue to be avoided. There is a need to raise the orientation and a health education to the curriculum of undergraduate students also raise the community awareness about these hazards 5and drawbacks. | ||
| Keywords | ||
| Self; medication with analgesics; University students | ||
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