Self-Medication Patterns among Turkish University Students

dc.contributor.authorZagil, Gamze Gursul
dc.contributor.authorFidan, Cihan
dc.contributor.authorOksuz, Ergun
dc.contributor.authorKut, Altug
dc.contributor.orcID0000-0002-5723-5965en_US
dc.contributor.researcherIDK-8238-2012en_US
dc.date.accessioned2022-08-24T12:47:08Z
dc.date.available2022-08-24T12:47:08Z
dc.date.issued2021
dc.description.abstractObjective: 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.en_US
dc.identifier.endpage264en_US
dc.identifier.issn1309-3878en_US
dc.identifier.issue2en_US
dc.identifier.startpage257en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://dergipark.org.tr/en/pub/ktd/issue/62712/773128
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11727/7402
dc.identifier.volume13en_US
dc.identifier.wos000689729500014en_US
dc.language.isoengen_US
dc.relation.isversionof10.18521/ktd.773128en_US
dc.relation.journalKONURALP TIP DERGISIen_US
dc.relation.publicationcategoryMakale - Uluslararası Hakemli Dergien_US
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessen_US
dc.subjectSelf-Medicationen_US
dc.subjectOver-the-Counter Drugsen_US
dc.subjectYouthen_US
dc.subjectSelf-Careen_US
dc.titleSelf-Medication Patterns among Turkish University Studentsen_US
dc.typearticleen_US

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