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Self-medication of antibiotics: investigating practice among university students at the Malaysian National Defence University.
Haque, Mainul; Rahman, Nor Azlina A; McKimm, Judy; Kibria, Golam Mohammad; Azim Majumder, Md Anwarul; Haque, Seraj Zohurul; Islam, Md Zakirul; Binti Abdullah, Shahidah Leong; Daher, Aqil Mohammad; Zulkifli, Zainal; Rahman, Sayeeda; Kabir, Russell; Lutfi, Siti Nur Najihah Binti; Aishah Binti Othman, Nur Syamirah.
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  • Haque M; Faculty of Medicine and Defence Health, Universiti Pertahanan Nasional Malaysia (National Defence University of Malaysia), Kuala Lumpur, 57000, Malaysia.
  • Rahman NAA; Department of Physical Rehabilitation Sciences, Kulliyyah of Allied Health Sciences, International Islamic University Malaysia, Kuantan, 25200, Malaysia.
  • McKimm J; Swansea University School of Medicine, Grove Building, Swansea University, Swansea, Wales, SA2 8PP, UK.
  • Kibria GM; Faculty of Medicine and Defence Health, Universiti Pertahanan Nasional Malaysia (National Defence University of Malaysia), Kuala Lumpur, 57000, Malaysia.
  • Azim Majumder MA; Department of Medical Education, Faculty of Medical Sciences, The University of the West Indies, Bridgetown, Barbados, West Indies.
  • Haque SZ; Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Ninewells Hospital & Medical School, Dundee, DD1 9SY, Scotland, UK.
  • Islam MZ; Department of Pharmacology, Eastern Medical College, Burichang 3520, Bangladesh.
  • Binti Abdullah SL; Faculty of Medicine and Defence Health, Universiti Pertahanan Nasional Malaysia (National Defence University of Malaysia), Kuala Lumpur, 57000, Malaysia.
  • Daher AM; Faculty of Medicine and Defence Health, Universiti Pertahanan Nasional Malaysia (National Defence University of Malaysia), Kuala Lumpur, 57000, Malaysia.
  • Zulkifli Z; Department of Surgery, Sultan Haji Ahmad Shah Hospital, Temerloh, Pahang, 28000, Malaysia.
  • Rahman S; Department of Pharmacology and Public Health, School of Medicine, American University of Integrative Sciences, Bridgetown, Barbados.
  • Kabir R; School of Allied Health, Faculty of Health, Education, Medicine and Social Care, Anglia Ruskin University, Chelmsford, Essex, UK.
  • Lutfi SNNB; Faculty of Medicine and Defence Health, Universiti Pertahanan Nasional Malaysia (National Defence University of Malaysia), Kuala Lumpur, 57000, Malaysia.
  • Aishah Binti Othman NS; Faculty of Medicine and Defence Health, Universiti Pertahanan Nasional Malaysia (National Defence University of Malaysia), Kuala Lumpur, 57000, Malaysia.
Infect Drug Resist ; 12: 1333-1351, 2019.
Article en En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-31190922
Background: Self-medication of drugs to alleviate symptoms is a common global behavior, helping relieve burdens on health services, but many drugs eg, antibiotics are prescription-only. Self-medication of antibiotics (SMA) is an irrational use of drugs, contributing to microbial resistance increasing health care costs and higher mortality and morbidity. This study aimed to assess SMA among university students. Methods: This was a cross-sectional study conducted among medical and non-medical students of the National Defence University of Malaysia. A validated instrument was used to gather data. Ethics approval was obtained. Random and universal sampling was adopted, and SPSS 21 was used for data analysis. Results: A total of 649 students participated in the study: 48.5% male and 51.5% female, 39.3% reported self-medicating with antibiotics. Penicillin, doxycycline, clarithromycin were the antibiotics most used with the majority reporting no adverse drug reactions. Cost savings and convenience were the principal reasons for SMA which were mainly obtained from local retail pharmacies. Despite medical students (particularly the more senior) having better knowledge of antibiotic use than non-medical students, 89% of all research participants responded that practicing SMA was a good/acceptable practice. Conclusion: SMA is common amongst Malaysian students and, despite understanding why SMA is unwise, even medical students self-medicate.
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Texto completo: 1 Colección: 01-internacional Base de datos: MEDLINE Tipo de estudio: Observational_studies Aspecto: Ethics Idioma: En Revista: Infect Drug Resist Año: 2019 Tipo del documento: Article País de afiliación: Malasia Pais de publicación: Nueva Zelanda
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Texto completo: 1 Colección: 01-internacional Base de datos: MEDLINE Tipo de estudio: Observational_studies Aspecto: Ethics Idioma: En Revista: Infect Drug Resist Año: 2019 Tipo del documento: Article País de afiliación: Malasia Pais de publicación: Nueva Zelanda