Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14356/1163
Title: Antibiotics Self-Medication Practice Among Medical Students
Authors: Shrestha, Deepti
Barakoti, Achut
Gurung, Rashmi Shakya
Paudel, Rekha
Sapkota, Jyotshna
Deo, Satish
Citation: ShresthaD., BarakotiA., Shakya GurungR., PaudelR., SapkotaJ., & DeoS. (2021). Antibiotics Self-Medication Practice Among Medical Students . Journal of Nepal Health Research Council, 19(03), 613-617. https://doi.org/10.33314/jnhrc.v19i3.3816
Issue Date: 2021
Publisher: Nepal Health Research Council
Article Type: Original Article
Keywords: Antibiotics
antimicrobial resistance
awareness
medial students
self-medication
Series/Report no.: July-Sep, 2021;3816
Abstract: Abstract Background: Self-medication of antibiotics is common among healthcare students due to their knowledge of pharmacology of antibiotics, which produces a false sense of confidence in self-diagnosis of disease conditions. Hence, this study was conducted to assess the practice of self-medication with antibiotics among medical students. Methods: This questionnaire based descriptive, cross-sectional study was conducted in Nepal Medical College Teaching Hospital, Attarkhel, Kathmandu from September 2019 to February 2020 on the Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery students. Results: Out of 405 students, 214 (52.8%) students had practiced antibiotics self-medication. The most commonly self-medicated antibiotics were azithromycin 126(58.9%), amoxicillin 67(31.3%), metronidazole 35(16.4%) and ciprofloxacin 14(6.5%) that were most commonly used for sore throat 93(43.5%), fever 82(38.3%), common cold 59(27.6%) and cough 43(20.1%).The common sources for self-medication were previous prescription 66 (30.8%), followed by own pharmacological knowledge 58 (27.1%). The most common reasons for practicing antibiotics self-medication were stated as previous experience of same illness 165 (77.1%), doctor’s advice not deemed necessary 21 (9.8%) and save time 14 (6.6%). Large number of students agreed that antibiotics self-medication was not an acceptable practice 308(76.1%) and can lead to antimicrobial resistance 363(89.6%). Conclusions: More than half of the respondent medical students had practiced antibiotics self-medication. Sore throat was the commonest cause for it while the most commonly self-medicated antibiotic was azithromycin. Self-medication with antibiotics in medical students is concerning because they are future prescribers of antibiotics; who are supposed to promote rational use of antibiotics. Keywords: Antibiotics; antimicrobial resistance; awareness; medial students; self-medication
Description: Original Article
URI: http://103.69.126.140:8080/handle/20.500.14356/1163
ISSN: Print ISSN: 1727-5482; Online ISSN: 1999-6217
Appears in Collections:Vol. 19 No. 03 (2021): Vol 19 No 3 Issue 52 Jul-Sep 2021

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