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| Title |
Pharmacology education and antibiotic self-medication among medical students: a cross-sectional study
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|---|---|
| Published in |
BMC Research Notes, July 2017
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| DOI | 10.1186/s13104-017-2688-4 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Devarajan Rathish, Buddhika Wijerathne, Sandaruwan Bandara, Susanhitha Piumanthi, Chamali Senevirathna, Channa Jayasumana, Sisira Siribaddana |
| Abstract |
Pharmacology 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. Overall, 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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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United Kingdom | 1 | 100% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 1 | 100% |
Mendeley readers
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Unknown | 150 | 100% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Bachelor | 37 | 25% |
| Student > Master | 16 | 11% |
| Student > Doctoral Student | 9 | 6% |
| Researcher | 7 | 5% |
| Lecturer | 6 | 4% |
| Other | 23 | 15% |
| Unknown | 52 | 35% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Medicine and Dentistry | 43 | 29% |
| Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutical Science | 22 | 15% |
| Nursing and Health Professions | 12 | 8% |
| Immunology and Microbiology | 3 | 2% |
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 2 | 1% |
| Other | 9 | 6% |
| Unknown | 59 | 39% |
Attention Score in Context
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