Prevalence, Knowledge and Practice of Self-Medication among Albanian Students of Medical Sciences | Chapter 12 | Advanced Concepts in Pharmaceutical Research Vol. 9

 

The aim of the study was to determine the prevalence, knowledge and practice of self-medication among students in an Albanian Medical University. Self-medication is one of the most practiced worldwide issues and can cause both benefits and also side effects at a time when is not properly mentored by drug experts. The prevalence of self-medication is higher in developing countries and is on the rise globally. It is common in countries where it is easier to purchase prescription drugs without prescriptions and where the laws and regulations governing pharmacy practice are not followed under the pertinent guidelines. A cross-sectional survey on self-medication was conducted among students of medical sciences, with a standardized and structured questionnaire distributed to a total of 250 students attending the third-fifth year of pharmacy and dentistry as well as the first-third year of nursing. The prevalence of self-medication has resulted in 79.3%. Principal morbidities for seeking self-medication were headache 31.5%, flu/cold/cough 39.4% and fever 23.8%. Regarding the major reasons for seeking self-medication, previous experience with health problems 45.9%, mild illness 35.9%, knowledge about the drug and disease 18.2% and self-decision 15.5%. The most used medicines were NSAIDs (analgesics and antipyretics) 44.2%, antibiotics 34.8%, and antihistamines 13.3%. The strength of this survey which is the first study carried out in Albania, is that it provides baseline information on self-care and self-medication among Albanian medical students. According to this survey, the source of information for self-medication was previous experience 35.6%, previous prescription 34.7% and consulting with pharmacists 17.1%. The survey results indicate a high prevalence of self-medication among the students. There is an urgent need to enforce the law on over-the-counter drug sales and to educate the youth to ensure safe practices. Future studies might compare knowledge level, perception and practice of self-medication among medical students in different medical universities, with our results, to provide a more comprehensive overview of self-medication practice.

Author(s) Details:

Rezarta Shkreli
Department of Pharmacy, Faculty of Medical Sciences, ALDENT University, Tirana, Albania.

Klodiola Dhamo
Department of Nursing and Physiotherapy, Faculty of Technical Medical Sciences, ALDENT University, Tirana, Albania.

Afrim Tabaku
Pharmacotherapeutics Research Center, Faculty of Medical Sciences, ALDENT University, Tirana, Albania.

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Awareness about Different Scholarship Schemes among University Students: A Brief Overview | Chapter 12 | Research Highlights in Language, Literature and Education Vol. 6

 This affiliate highlights about knowledge regarding Different Scholarship Schemes between University Students. Scholarship schemes are engaged to recognize and reward a junior's academic achievement and instructional programmes. Receiving a scholarship is a significant talent.  Though a considerable number of knowledge schemes are vacant in India, the level of awareness concerning scholarship with students is secret. So, in order to learn the level of awareness of the accused regarding various scholarship blueprints the present study was administered among the students of Assam Agricultural University, Jorhat department of Assam, India. Two hundred forty freshman students from various colleges of the University were included as accused by using a layered random sample pattern for the study. One questionnaire was inclined on “Google Form” for online dossier collection. Frequency, allotment, Mean, Standard Deviation and chi square test were secondhand for analyzing the dossier statistically. The study reveals that majority (88.75%) of the accused were aware about State Merit Scholarship understood by 83.75 per cent of accused about Ishan Udya scholarship, 53.33 per insignificant value were aware about National Talent Scholarship when in fact only 2.91 per cent were knowledgeable about Financial Support to the Economically Backward Students of the University. Majority of the respondents that is 90.00 per cent had senior as beginning of awareness. Though the level of knowledge for two scholarships was good, the awareness for the surplus scholarships was not good with the students. It is important in connection with the University authority to increase the knowledge among pupils regarding various scholarships by various various ways.

Author(s) Details:

Santosh,
Department of Extension Education and Communication Management, College of Community Science, Assam Agricultural University, Jorhat-13, Assam, India.

Mayuri Bora,
Department of Extension Education and Communication Management, College of Community Science, Assam Agricultural University, Jorhat-13, Assam, India and All India Coordinated Research Project on Women in Agriculture-Extension Component, India.

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