[PDF] Top 20 Assessment of knowledge, attitude, and practice of self-medication among college students

... non-medical students in comparison to medical ...medical students are aware of the fact that no drug is totally safe and each can have adverse effects, ranging from mild to ...The knowledge about ... See full document

... ABSTRACT Self-medication is a common practice worldwide and the irrational use of the drugs is a major cause of ...concern. Self-medication is an issue with serious global ...the ... See full document

... in self medication compared to the general ...the knowledge, Attitude and Practice among medical ...KAP among medical and dental students. Dental students ... See full document

... criteria Students not willing to give consent were excluded from study Written informed consent was obtained from each volunteer prior to the ...study. Students were administered a self-developed ... See full document

... pre-tested self- administered ...the students (age, sex, income, Year of study and School category), knowledge, attitude, practice and reasons about using self ...the ... See full document

... Background: Self-medication is becoming very common in our routine life which is an unhealthy and risky ...the knowledge, attitude and practice of self-medication ... See full document

... prevalence, knowledge, attitude and practice toward ...year. Knowledge part comprised of reasons for self-medication, vital information, advantages and disadvantages of ... See full document

... medical students to develop an empathetic attitude during the ...empathy among medical students as they deal with the feelings associated with dissecting a human ...this knowledge, ... See full document

... the students were aware of Hand hy- giene (>90%) and 60% have had some sort of ...of knowledge on hand movement ...hygiene practice, 95% of participants wash their hands before and after food in- ... See full document

... and medication history, diagnosis and details of prescribed drugs were ...collected. Assessment of Knowledge, Attitude and Practice among hypertensive patients was evaluated by ... See full document

... the knowledge and skills of midwives in performing a cultural assessment found that the skills were largely ...cultural assessment was important, many felt they lacked the skills to conduct one as ... See full document

... INTRODUCTION Self-medication can be defined as the use of drugs to treat self-diagnosed disorders or symptoms, or the intermittent or continued use of a prescribed drug for chronic or recurrent ... See full document

... that self medication is being practiced highly by the medical students who are equally exposed to the hazards of self medication like the general ...population. Self ... See full document

... The attitude was positive towards self- . medication and favored self-medication saying that it was acceptable .... Self-medication habits were common among first ... See full document

... the students stated that they are referring to the pharmacist for confirming the prescribing of a physician and advice on drug intake, which is associated with satisfactory ...positive attitude toward ... See full document

... medical students and studied differences in knowledge and attitude (if any) among different subgroups of the ...questionnaire among basic science medical students of Manipal ... See full document

... breast self-examination may delay seeking medical attention because of fear, economic factors, and lack of education, reluctance to act if no pain is involved, psychological factors, inadequate knowledge ... See full document

... world. Knowledge, attitudes and practices of health professionals toward pharmacovigilance and reporting these events are important factors to promote safe drug therapy ...evaluate Knowledge, attitudes and ... See full document

... patient knowledge, attitude and practice regarding insulin usage will optimise insulin therapy in diabetes ...Results: Knowledge, attitude and that better knowledge, ... See full document

... hence hygiene practice should be initiated from the oral cavity. It is said that mouth is the mirror of the body and the gateway to good health [4]. It not only performs the special role of mastication but also ... See full document