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Gholipour K, Tabrizi J, Haghgoshayee E, Soltani R, Mousazadeh Y, Rasi V. Investigating Factors Affecting Self-medication and its Pattern among Students of Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Iran, in 2012. J Health Syst Res 2016; 11 (4) :736-740
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Kamal Gholipour 
1, Jafar-Sadegh Tabrizi2 , Elaheh Haghgoshayee3 , Raheleh Soltani4 , Yalda Mousazadeh5 , Vahid Rasi6
1, Jafar-Sadegh Tabrizi2 , Elaheh Haghgoshayee3 , Raheleh Soltani4 , Yalda Mousazadeh5 , Vahid Rasi6
1- PhD Candidate, Department of Health Services Management, School of Management and Medical Informatics, Student Research Committee, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran
2- Associate Professor, Department of Health Services Management, School of Management and Medical Informatics AND Tabriz Health Services Management Research Center, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran
3- PhD Candidate, Department of Health Services Management, School of Management and Medical Informatics, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran
4- PhD Candidate, Department of Health Education and Promotion, School of Health, Student Research Committee, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran
5- Department of Health Services Management, School of Management and Medical Informatics, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran
6- PhD Candidate, Department of Health Services Management, School of Management and Medical Informatics, Student Research Committee, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
2- Associate Professor, Department of Health Services Management, School of Management and Medical Informatics AND Tabriz Health Services Management Research Center, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran
3- PhD Candidate, Department of Health Services Management, School of Management and Medical Informatics, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran
4- PhD Candidate, Department of Health Education and Promotion, School of Health, Student Research Committee, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran
5- Department of Health Services Management, School of Management and Medical Informatics, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran
6- PhD Candidate, Department of Health Services Management, School of Management and Medical Informatics, Student Research Committee, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
Abstract: (1354 Views)
Background: The aim of this study was to identify factors affecting self-medication and its pattern among the students of Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran.Methods: This descriptive cross-sectional study was conducted on 385 students of Tabriz University of Medical Sciences in 2012. The data collection tool was a researcher-made questionnaire. The validity of the questionnaire was reviewed and confirmed by 10 experts and its reliability was confirmed based on Cronbach's alpha index (α = 0.83). To investigate the relationship between qualitative variables, chi-square and Fisher’s exact tests were used. The significance level was considered as 0.05 and data were analyzed using SPSS software.Findings: In the present study, 154 (48%) students reported having self-medication. Moreover, the rate of self-medication was higher among women than men (P = 0.024). A significant relationship was observed between field of study and self-medication (P = 0.035). The main reasons for self-medication were fever and headache (70.4%), previous experience of the disease (41.6%), and purchasing drugs from pharmacies during consumption (55.6%). Furthermore, the majority of self-medicated drugs were antibiotics (60%) and cold medicines (42%).Conclusion: The study findings indicate a high prevalence of self-medication among students of Tabriz University of Medical Sciences
Type of Study: Research |
Subject:
education health and promotion
Received: 2020/07/16 | Accepted: 2016/01/15 | Published: 2016/01/15
Received: 2020/07/16 | Accepted: 2016/01/15 | Published: 2016/01/15
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