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Pharmacology education and antibiotic self-medication among medical students: a cross-sectional study.
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Abstract
objectivePharmacology teaches rational prescribing. Self-medication among medical students is recognised as a threat to rational prescribing. Antibiotic self-medication could cause antibiotic resistance among medical students. We aimed to find an association between pharmacology education and antibiotic self-medication.
resultsOverall, 39% [(110/285) 95% CI 32.9-44.3] of students were found to have antibiotic self-medication. The percentage for antibiotic self-medication progressively increased with the year of study. The percentage of antibiotic self-medication was significantly high in the "Formal Pharmacology Education" group (47%-77/165) in comparison to the "No Formal Pharmacology Education" group (28%-33/120) (P = 0.001032). Overall, the most common self-prescribed antibiotic was amoxicillin (56%-62/110).
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