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Knowledge, attitudes and practice of self-medication among university students in Portugal: A cross-sectional study.
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- Knowledge, Attitude, Practices and Viewpoints of Undergraduate University Students towards Self-Medication: An Institution-Based Study in Riyadh.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021Article
- Self-Medication and its Associated Factors among University Students: A Cross-Sectional Study.Iranian journal of nursing and midwifery researchArticle
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Abstract
Aims: To describe the knowledge, attitudes and practices of self-medication in college students and to analyse the predicting factors for the engagement in that behaviour. Design: This is a cross-sectional study involving students ( Results: Over half of the respondents ( 54.3%, Conclusions: Self-medication is a common practice among university students, the level of self-medication knowledge is low and the low score of the level of attitudes revealed that students tended to have a correct positioning towards self-medication. Therefore, the recommendation to develop campaigns or educational programmes becomes obvious, in order to inform about the adverse effects of the use of non-prescribed medicine.
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