Al-Ameri Rawa J K, Abd Al-Badri Husham J, Lafta Riyadh K
Al-Dora Health-Care Centre for Family Medicine, Al-Karkh Health Directorate, Ministry of Health, Baghdad, Iraq.
Noncommunicable Diseases Control Department, Public Health Directorate, Ministry of Health, Baghdad, Iraq.
East Mediterr Health J. 2017 Mar 30;23(2):87-93. doi: 10.26719/2017.23.2.87.
The objective of this study is to find out the prevalence and determinants of self-medication among college students in Baghdad, Iraq. A cross-sectional survey was conducted in Al-Mustansiriyah and Al-Nahrain universities, Baghdad, from January to April 2015. A multistage random sampling technique was adopted to collect data from 1435 college students using a questionnaire form. The mean age of the joining students was 19.8 years. Females form 53% of the sample. Self-medications use was prevalent among 92.4% of students. Antipyretics and antibiotics were the most used medicines. Self-medication was higher among urban residents (OR= 7.99, P < 0.001). Students living with their families practiced self-medication more than others (OR= 2.501, P = 0.037). Students at health-related colleges showed greater resilience to self-medication (OR=0.455, P = 0.001). Despite free access to healthcare institutions, nine out of ten college students from Baghdad universities have practiced self-medication. Education of students about the safe use of medications and supervision of pharmacies are effective ways to control this malpractice.
本研究的目的是查明伊拉克巴格达大学生自我药疗的流行情况及其决定因素。2015年1月至4月，在巴格达的穆斯坦西里亚大学和纳赫兰大学进行了一项横断面调查。采用多阶段随机抽样技术，通过问卷调查从1435名大学生中收集数据。参与调查的学生平均年龄为19.8岁。女性占样本的53%。92.4%的学生存在自我药疗行为。退烧药和抗生素是最常使用的药物。城市居民的自我药疗比例更高（比值比=7.99，P<0.001）。与家人同住的学生比其他人更多地进行自我药疗（比值比=2.501，P=0.037）。就读于与健康相关专业学院的学生自我药疗的情况较少（比值比=0.455，P=0.001）。尽管可以免费使用医疗机构，但来自巴格达大学的十分之九的大学生都有自我药疗行为。对学生进行安全用药教育和对药店进行监管是控制这种不当行为的有效方法。
