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Assessing the knowledge of private university students on self-medication practices, Malaysia

机译：评估私立大学学生对自我药物治疗的了解，马来西亚

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Introduction: Self-medication is usually defined as an intake of any type of drugs for treatment without professional supervision to relieve an illness or a condition. College students prefer self-medication for minor illness to save time and money. The study aimed at assessing the knowledge on self-medication practice among medical and nonmedical university students. Materials and Methods: It is a prospective observational study and a total of 579 individuals were included. Study participants were selected by stratified random sampling from various faculties of a private university campus. Study population was divided into two groups as medical and nonmedical based on their faculty they belong to. A prevalidated questionnaire was used to assess the knowledge on self-medication practices. Questionnaire was distributed, and various data regarding their self-medication practice were collected and the collected data were analyzed using Chi-square test. Results: The collected data showed that the knowledge of medical students on self-medication was better than the nonmedical group, and the study participants staying at hostel use over the counter (OTC) s more than the others. Conclusion: Self-medication practice was common among the university students which show the need for education regarding the rational use of OTCs. By doing this, the drug-related problems can be avoided and OTCs can be rationally utilized.
机译：简介：自我用药通常被定义为在没有专业监督以减轻疾病或状况的情况下摄入的任何类型药物的治疗。大学生喜欢用药物治疗大病以节省时间和金钱。该研究旨在评估医学和非医学大学生对自我药物治疗实践的知识。材料和方法：这是一项前瞻性观察性研究，共纳入579个人。通过分层随机抽样从一所私立大学校园的各个系中选择研究参与者。根据研究人群所属的教职人员，将其分为医学和非医学两类。使用预先验证的问卷来评估有关自我药物治疗实践的知识。分发问卷，收集有关其自我药物治疗实践的各种数据，并使用卡方检验分析收集的数据。结果：收集的数据表明，医学生对自我用药的知识要比非医学组要好，而参加研究的学生比其他人更多地使用非处方药（OTC）。结论：大学生中普遍存在自我用药的习惯，这表明需要进行有关合理使用OTC的教育。通过这样做，可以避免与毒品有关的问题，并且可以合理地利用非处方药。

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