Ullah Hanif, Khan Shujaat A, Ali Sayyad, Karim Sabiha, Baseer Abdul, Chohan Ossam, Hassan Syed M F, Khan Kashif M, Murtaza Ghulam
Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, COMSATS Institute of Information Technology, Abbottabad 22060, Pakistan.
Acta Pol Pharm. 2013 Sep-Oct;70(5):919-22.
Self-medication is a serious issue in most parts of the world. This study aims to evaluate self-medication among university students of Abbottabad, Pakistan. This cross-sectional survey study was carried out in COMSATS Institute of Information Technology, Abbottabad during December 1 - December 31,2011. A sample of 275 students was selected for the study using convenience method of sampling. Data were managed and analyzed via SPSS version 16.0. Inferences were drawn using Z-test Out of 268 respondents (male = 61.6%, female = 38.6%), 138 were non-health professional students whereas 130 were health professional students. The prevalence of self-medication was 95.5%. Most common factor (45.7%) responsible for self-medication was "low severity of disease". Most common symptom (50.8%) that caused self-medication and stocking of medicines was "storage of medicines for multi purposes". Some respondents (22.7%) got addicted due to self-medication. Most of the students trust in allopathic medicines system. High prevalence of self-medication can be controlled through regulatory authorities, mass education and availability of health facilities.
自我药疗在世界大部分地区都是一个严重的问题。本研究旨在评估巴基斯坦阿伯塔巴德大学生中的自我药疗情况。这项横断面调查研究于2011年12月1日至12月31日在阿伯塔巴德的COMSATS信息技术学院开展。采用方便抽样法选取了275名学生作为研究样本。数据通过SPSS 16.0版进行管理和分析。使用Z检验得出推论。在268名受访者中（男性占61.6%，女性占38.6%），138名是非卫生专业学生，130名是卫生专业学生。自我药疗的患病率为95.5%。导致自我药疗的最常见因素（45.7%）是“疾病严重程度低”。导致自我药疗和储存药品的最常见症状（50.8%）是“为多种用途储存药品”。一些受访者（22.7%）因自我药疗而上瘾。大多数学生信任对抗疗法药物体系。自我药疗的高患病率可以通过监管当局、大众教育和卫生设施的可及性来控制。
