Prevalence of self medication practice with antibiotics among the students of some educational institutions of Dhaka and Gazipur district

Authors

  • Tasnuva Ferdous Department of Biochemistry, Primeasia University, Banani, Dhaka, Bangladesh
  • Prativa Department of Biochemistry, Primeasia University, Banani, Dhaka, Bangladesh
  • Mohammad Nazir Hossain Department of Biochemistry,Primeasia University, Banani, Dhaka,Bangladesh

Keywords:

Self medication, Antibiotic, Prescription

Abstract

This study was conducted to determine the prevalence and pattern of self medication practice with antibiotics among the students of some educational institutions in Dhaka and Gazipur district. A descriptive cross-sectional questionnaire-based survey was performed among different departments of biological science and other than biological science discipline of different educational institutions. A total of 256 students participated in the study from Dhaka and Gazipur area and of them 215(83.99%) gave their positive consent for self medication with antibiotics during the past 1 year. Fever was found as the main indication for self-medication (50.6%) and Azithromycin (34.4%) was the most self - prescribed antibiotic. The prevalence of the practice was high among the university students of age group 18-24 years. The overall study concluded that there is an alarming situation in self medication practice among the students of different educational institutions located in Dhaka and Gazipur district.

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Published

27-07-2022

How to Cite

Ferdous, T., Prativa, & Hossain, M. N. (2022). Prevalence of self medication practice with antibiotics among the students of some educational institutions of Dhaka and Gazipur district. Bioresearch Communications - (BRC), 4(2), 555–564. Retrieved from https://www.bioresearchcommunications.com/index.php/brc/article/view/85

Issue

Vol. 4 No. 2 (2018)

Section

Original Article

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