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PMID: 22754265 Owner: NLM Status: In-Data-Review |
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This study was aimed at identifying the types of medicines in pharmacy students' residence and to determine if a relationship exists between keeping medicines in students' accommodation and self-medication practices. A cross-sectional survey of a random sample of 240 undergraduate pharmacy students of the University of Jos, Jos, Nigeria, was carried out. Participating students were given a self-administered questionnaire, and only 188 students returned their filled questionnaire. The data collected were entered and analyzed using SPSS 16, and the χ(2)-test was used to determine associations between the variables. The results revealed that 66.0% of respondents had medicines in their room. A total of 318 medicines items (2.56 items per student's room) of which 37.1% were leftover medicines were present in respondents' rooms. Analgesics (34.3%) and antibiotics (25.2%) were the common classes of medicines present in respondents' rooms. Respondents reported getting these medicines on prescription (25.8%) and self-medication (56.5%) or both (17.7%). Self-medication practice was common among respondents (53.2%); however, no significant relationship (P>0.05) existed between having medicine in students' room and self-medication practices. Common reasons given by respondents for having medicines in their rooms were that they were leftover medicines and that they were keeping them for emergency use or for use in an event of a similar illness. Most respondents (72.2%) reported disposing of their unused medicines in a trash can/dust bin. This study demonstrated that the prevalence of medicine storage in students' room and self-medication practice is high. Analgesics and antibiotics were the most common types of medicines present in students' residence. |
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A Auta; Sb Banwat; Cn Sariem; D Shalkur; B Nasara; Mo Atuluku |
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Type: Journal Article |
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Title: Journal of young pharmacists : JYP Volume: 4 ISSN: 0975-1505 ISO Abbreviation: J Young Pharm Publication Date: 2012 Apr |
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Created Date: 2012-07-03 Completed Date: - Revised Date: - |
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Nlm Unique ID: 101537066 Medline TA: J Young Pharm Country: India |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 119-23 Citation Subset: - |
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Department of Clinical Pharmacy, University of Jos, Jos, Nigeria. |
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