Ibrahim Nahla Khamis, Alamoudi Banan Mohammad, Baamer Wejdan Omar, Al-Raddadi Rajaa Mohammad
Prof. Nahla Khamis Ibrahim, MBBS, MPH, DHPE, PhD.Family and Community Medicine Department, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. Epidemiology Dept., High Institute of Public Health,Alexandria University, Alexandria, Egypt.
Dr. Banan Mohammad Alamoudi, MBBS. Family and Community Medicine Department, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.
Pak J Med Sci. 2015 Jan-Feb;31(1):14-8. doi: 10.12669/pjms.311.6526.
To determine the prevalence and predictors of self-medication with analgesics among senior medical students and interns in King Abdulaziz University (KAU), Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.
A cross-sectional study was conducted among 504 participants in 2013. A multistage stratified random sampling was used. A confidential, anonymous & self-administered questionnaire was used to collect personal & socio-demographic data. Data about self-medication and self-medication with analgesics during the preceding 6 months were also inquired. Both descriptive and analytical statistics were done by SPSS version 18 & Epi-Info.
During the 6 months preceding the study, 75.2% and 55.4% of participants used self -medication & analgesic self-medication, respectively. The first predictor of utilization of analgesic self-medication was living with family (aOR; 1.96, 95% CI: 1.22-3.14), followed by age >21 years & non- professional jobs of fathers.
Alarming high rates of self medication and self-medication with analgesics were observed among medical students and interns. Self-medication needs improvement through educational, regulatory and managerial strategies.
确定沙特阿拉伯吉达阿卜杜勒阿齐兹国王大学（KAU）的高年级医学生和实习生中使用镇痛药自我药疗的患病率及预测因素。
2013年对504名参与者进行了一项横断面研究。采用多阶段分层随机抽样。使用一份保密、匿名且自行填写的问卷收集个人及社会人口学数据。还询问了关于前6个月内自我药疗及使用镇痛药自我药疗的数据。描述性统计和分析性统计均通过SPSS 18版和Epi-Info软件完成。
在研究前的6个月内，分别有75.2%和55.4%的参与者使用了自我药疗及镇痛药自我药疗。使用镇痛药自我药疗的首要预测因素是与家人同住（调整后比值比；1.96，95%可信区间：1.22 - 3.14），其次是年龄大于21岁及父亲从事非专业工作。
在医学生和实习生中观察到自我药疗及使用镇痛药自我药疗的比例高得惊人。需要通过教育、监管和管理策略来改善自我药疗情况。
