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Volume 4, Issue 2 American Journal of Ethnomedicine
ISSN 2348-9502
Natural Products Congress & World Pharma Congress 2017
October 16-18, 2017
3rd World Congress on
NATURAL PRODUCTS CHEMISTRY AND RESEARCH
&
12th WORLD PHARMA CONGRESS
October 16-18, 2017 Budapest, Hungary
Self-medication, practiced globally is an important public health problem
Dnyanesh Limaye
University of Hannover, Germany
Introduction: Self-medication, practiced globally is an important public health problem. Research studies have indicated inappropriate
self-medication results in adverse drug reactions, disease masking, antibiotic resistance and wastage of healthcare resources.
Objectives: The objective of the study is to explore overall self-medication and antibiotic self-medication prevalence among students
of university students in Karachi, Pakistan along with probable reasons, indications, and sources of advice for self-medication.
Methods: A descriptive, cross-sectional, questionnaire-based study was carried out among students from University of Karachi,
Pakistan during the time period of September to November 2016. Pretested questionnaire was distributed to 320 students and the
collected data was analyzed using IBM SPSS version 24.
Results: From 320 students, 311 (83 male and 228 female) students participated in the study giving a response rate of 97%. Prevalence
of self-medication was 66%. Belonging to higher monthly family income group was associated with likelihood of self-medication.
Antibiotic self-medication prevalence was 39%. Lack of time (39%), and old prescription (35%) were the main reasons for self-
medication. Pharmacy shop (75%) was the main source for self-medication. In case of antibiotics, 44% students changed the dosage
of antibiotic and 50% students stopped antibiotics after the disappearance of the symptoms.
Conclusion: Antibiotic self-medication (39%) and self-medication with other drugs among university students of Karachi is a
worrisome problem. Our findings highlight the need for planning interventions to promote the judicious use of general medicines as
well as that of antibiotics.
Biography
Dnyanesh Limaye is currently working as a Faculty III at Hochschule Hannover Germany. He is a fellow of Information and Design from University of Applied
Sciences and Arts, Hannover, Germany. He has his expertise in Self-medication practices among university students from Karachi, Pakistan.
Dnyanesh Limaye, American Journal of Ethnomedicine, 4:2
DOI: 10.21767/2348-9502-C1-002