02245nas a2200241 4500008004100000245014700041210006900188260001700257300000800274490000600282520146100288653001301749653001401762653001301776653001801789653002101807653002001828100002901848700001901877700003001896700001901926856005801945 2017 eng d00aA Questionnaire Based Study Regarding the Knowledge, Attitude and Practice of Self-Medication Among Second Year Undergraduate Medical Students0 aQuestionnaire Based Study Regarding the Knowledge Attitude and P cOctober 2017 a1-50 v63 a

Background: Self-medication is becoming very common in our routine life which is an unhealthy and risky practice.Present study was done to determine the knowledge, attitude and practice of self-medication among second year undergraduate medical students of a private medical college in Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh. Material and methods: A pre-validated questionnaire was prepared and distributed among the students.Data was collected and analysed using Microsoft Excel and the results expressed as counts and percentages. Results: Total 139 students participated in the study voluntarily and most common reason for taking Self-medication was that there was no need to visit the doctor for minor illness. In maximum students, source of information of the drugs used for Self-medication was previous prescription and source of the drugs was medical store. Only 39% MBBS students accepted the fact, that they always visited a qualified practitioner whenever they fell ill. Most of the students took Self-medication for headache followed by cough, cold and fever. Out of total 139 students, most of the students took NSAIDS as Self-medication followed by lozenges. Conclusion: This study showed that students of second year MBBS after studying pharmacology became more aware about the drugs and hence do not hesitate in taking Self-medication which is a wrong practice.

10aAttitude10aKnowledge10aPractice10aQuestionnaire10aSecond Year MBBS10aSelf-medication1 aSankdia, Rajanish, Kumar1 aAgrawal, Mehul1 aRekha, Parabathina, Bindu1 aKothari, Nitin uhttps://www.ijphs.org/article/2017/6/1/105530ijpcs611