Self-medication with antibiotics among non-medical university students of Karachi: a cross-sectional study.
Self-medication with antibiotics among non-medical university students of Karachi: a cross-sectional study.
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DOI：
10.1186/2050-6511-15-74
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发表时间：
2014-12-23
影响因子：
2.9
通讯作者：
Kadir MM
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作者：
Shah SJ;Ahmad H;Rehan RB;Najeeb S;Mumtaz M;Jilani MH;Rabbani MS;Alam MZ;Farooq S;Kadir MM
与发达国家相比，发展中国家使用抗生素自我药疗的流行率相当高。抗生素经常被错误地用于某些疾病，而没有适当的使用知识。这对个人和社区都有潜在的风险，表现为几种副作用，如抗生素耐药性。因此，需要研究发展中国家自我用药抗生素的流行情况。在卡拉奇的六所不同的非医科大学进行了描述性横断面研究。431名学生参加了这项研究。采用自填式问卷收集数据，并使用SPSS 19版进行分析。50.1%的学生报告在过去6个月内自行用药，205人（47.6%）报告自行服用抗生素。阿莫西林是最常用的自我处方抗生素（41.4%）。77.3%的学生对抗生素的副作用有认识，睡眠障碍是最常见的副作用（46.5%）。63.1%的人否认对抗生素耐药性有任何了解，只有19.9%的人正确地知道滥用抗生素会导致抗生素耐药性增加。非医科大学生抗生素自我用药的发生率较高，尽管他们对抗生素的副作用有一定的认识。抗生素耐药性是一个相对未知的术语。本文的在线版本（doi：10.1186/2050-6511-15-74）包含补充材料，可供授权用户使用。
The prevalence of self -medication with antibiotics is quite high in developing countries as opposed to developed countries. Antibiotics are often taken erroneously for certain ailments, without having the appropriate knowledge of their use. This carries potential risks for the individual as well as the community, in form of several side effects such as antibiotic resistance. Therefore the prevalence of self-medicated antibiotics in developing countries needs to be studied. A descriptive cross-sectional study was carried out at six different non-medical universities of Karachi. 431 students were included in the study. Data was collected using self-administered questionnaires and analyzed using SPSS version 19. 50.1% students reported having self-medicated themselves in the past 6 months and 205 (47.6%) reported self-medication with antibiotics. Amoxicillin was the most self-prescribed antibiotic (41.4%). Awareness of the adverse effects of antibiotics was demonstrated by 77.3% of the students and sleep disturbance was the most commonly known (46.5%) side effect. 63.1% denied having any knowledge about antibiotic resistance and only 19.9% correctly knew that indiscriminate use of antibiotics can lead to increased antibiotic resistance. The prevalence of self-medication with antibiotics among the non-medical university students was high despite the awareness of adverse effects. Antibiotic resistance was a relatively unknown terminology. The online version of this article (doi:10.1186/2050-6511-15-74) contains supplementary material, which is available to authorized users.
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