Volume 28, Issue 148, June 2024

Knowledge, attitude, and practice of future health care providers about self-medication in a private medical college in Lahore Pakistan

Afshan Abdul Shakoor¹, Shaikh Muhammad Usama Latif¹, Ayesha Nawaz², Saima Tariq², Mahnoor Shafique², Muhammad Ahmad Ilyas¹, Adnan Mubarik³, Fatima Wajid², Ayesha Atif², Asfa Iqbal², Muhammad Zahid Iqbal^4♦

¹MPhil (Pharmacy Practice) scholar, Department of Pharmacy Practice, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Lahore University of Biological & Applied Sciences, Lahore, Pakistan
²Research Student, Department of Pharmacy Practice, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Lahore University of Biological & Applied Sciences, Lahore, Pakistan
³Masters of Public Health, University of Hertfordshire, UK
⁴Department of Pharmacy Practice, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Lahore University of Biological & Applied Sciences, Lahore, Pakistan

^♦Corresponding Author
Department of Pharmacy Practice, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Lahore University of Biological & Applied Sciences, Lahore, Pakistan

ABSTRACT

Self-medication is a well-known practice among people, all over the world. The primary objective of this study is to examine the knowledge, attitudes, and practices of future medical professionals on self-medication at private medical colleges. The cross-sectional observational study performed using a validated questionnaire, for present survey. A total of 245 students from the medical, pharmacy, and dentistry faculties participated in this research, comprising of 86 third-year students, 121 fourth-year students, and 38 final-year students. The selfmedication among participants has better knowledge and practice with a positive attitude. The knowledge of self-medication has a relationship with the place of study and the student, who has a healthcare provider in their family. The faculty, gender, and healthcare providers in their household are significantly correlated with the attitude on self-medication. Statistics show a close correlation between the practice regarding self-medication, the study of the year, and the faculty. The knowledge of self-medication is better in respondents who have a healthcare provider in their family. The self-medication practice is increasing with the level of study education. The medical students show the most positive attitude towards self-medication.

Keywords: Self-medication, Healthcare provider, Prescription, Non-prescription

Medical Science, 2024, 28, e65ms3362

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.54905/disssi.v28i148.e65ms3362

Published: 27 June 2024