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Item Self-Medication Patterns among Turkish University Students(2021) Zagil, Gamze Gursul; Fidan, Cihan; Oksuz, Ergun; Kut, Altug; 0000-0002-5723-5965; K-8238-2012Objective: This study aims to determine the prevalence of self-medication practice among university students in Turkey and the effective factors and self-medication practices. Methods: To conduct a descriptive cross-sectional study, this study was conducted with 494 undergraduate students selected through a stratified random weight-proportional sample. The students were asked to fill in a self-report questionnaire form including introductory characteristics and self-medication practices. Analyses were carried out using descriptive statistics and binary logistic regression. Results: The prevalence of self-medication at any time was determined to be 81.6% (n=403). The prevalence of self-medication was 84.9% in females and 75.6% in males (OR 2.0, 95% CI 1.2-3.3, p=0.005). Of the participants, 27.5% (n=111) bought the medication by their own preferences and experiences. The most common self- medication symptoms of the participants were headache (90.8%). Self-medication drug groups were in the form of analgesics in 95.9% (n=259) of females and 93.2% (n=123) of males. The prevalence of antibiotic self-medication was 9.5% in the self-medication group and 7.7% for all participants. Due to self-medication, 8.2% (n=33) of the students experienced an adverse effect at any time. The students in the self-medication group believed that there would not be serious adverse effects caused by the OTC drugs even if they caused adverse effects (30.5%) or that they would not cause any adverse effects (3.8%). Conclusions: Self-medication is a common behavior among university students, with higher rates in females. Students practice this largely by relying on their previous experiences. They mostly prefer medicines previously given by their physicians for similar conditions.Item Economic Burden of Pediatric Asthma in Turkey: A Cost of Illness Study from Payer Perspective(2020) Sekerel, Bulent Enis; Turktas, Haluk; Bavbek, Sevim; Oksuz, Ergun; Malhan, Simten; 0000-0002-5723-5965; 32687785; K-8238-2012OBJECTIVES: To estimate economic burden of pediatric asthma in Turkey from payer perspective. MATERIALS AND METHODS: This cost of illness study was based on identification of per patient annual direct medical costs for the management of pediatric asthma in Turkey from payer perspective. Average per patient direct medical cost was calculated based on cost items related to outpatient visits, laboratory and radiological tests, hospitalizations and interventions, drug treatment and equipment, and co-morbidities/complications. RESULTS: Based on total annual per patient costs calculated for outpatient admission ($113.14), laboratory-radiological tests ($35.94), hospitalizations ($725.92), drug treatment/equipment ($212.90) and co-morbidities/complications ($144.62) cost items, total per patient annual direct medical cost related to management of pediatric asthma was calculated to be $1,232.53 from payer perspective. Hospitalizations and interventions (58.9%) was the main cost driver. Direct cost for managing controlled and uncontrolled pediatric asthma were calculated to be $530.17 [key cost driver: drugs/equipment (40.0%)] and $1,023.16 [key cost driver: hospitalization/interventions (59.0%)], respectively. CONCLUSION: Our findings indicate that managing patients with pediatric asthma pose a considerable burden to health economics in Turkey, with hospitalizations identified as the main cost driver and two-fold cost increment in case of uncontrolled disease.Item Usage of Analgesics among Young Girls and Dysmenorrhea(2017) Oksuz, Ergun; Sozen, Fisun; Kavas, Ece; Arik, Elif Pinar; Akgun, Yasemin; Bingol, Puren; Kotuz, Pinar; Ogus, Ersin; 0000-0002-9877-421X; 0000-0002-5723-5965; 0000-0002-1951-2693; AAJ-1058-2021; K-8238-2012; AAC-1823-2021Objective: This study aimed to determine dysmenorrhea prevalence and menstruation characteristics among young girls and whether dysmenorrhea affects the use of analgesics. Methods: This cross-sectional study was conducted in female university students who applied to Baskent University's Medicosocial Center. Results: There were 190 participants in the dysmenorrhea group and 80 participants in the control group. The prevalence of dysmenorrhea was 70%. Reading of the drug prospectus in the dysmenorrhea group was higher than in the control group (69.9% vs. 46.8%, p < 0.05). Recommending her own drug to someone else (67.8% versus 53.3%, p < 0.05) and not paying attention to the recommended drug use period (72.5% vs. 59.7%; p < 0.05) was higher in the dysmenorrhea group than in the control group. In the dysmenorrhea group, the reasons to take the last pain relievers were headache or abdominal pain in the same order as the control group and the rate of abdominal pain was higher in the study group (30.0% versus 11.5%, p < 0.05). The inability to remember the name of the last used pain reliever was higher in the study group (24.2% versus 17.5%, p < 0.05). The rate of knowing the name of any three different pain relievers was higher in the study group (81.6% versus 80.4%, p < 0.05). Conclusion: University students who are in need of medication due to diseases more frequently encounter drugs. Developing behaviors on rational drug use in these students may provide productive results. It may be effective to organize contact meetings for students on the use of non-prescription drugs.