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Title |
Data on self-medication
among healthcare students at Najran University, KSA
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Authors |
Siraj DAA Khan*, Musleh Al-Garni, Faisal Ali Alalhareth, Abdulellah
Abdulslam Al Touk, Hamoud Abdullah Al-Ajmi, Saeed Ali Alyami, Hamzah
Hamed Alalyani |
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Affiliation |
Department of Preventive Dental Sciences, Faculty of Dentistry,
Najran University, KSA; |
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Email |
Corresponding author - Siraj DAA Khan - E-mailsdkhan@nu.edu.sa |
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Article Type |
Research Article
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Date |
Received May 1, 2021;
Revised May 29, 2021; Accepted May 29, 2021, Published May 31, 2021
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Abstract |
The prevalence of self-medication (SM) has increased in health
professionals due to awareness of disease and symptoms. Incorrect
use of medication caused harmful effects. To assess the knowledge,
attitude and practice of health professionals, this survey was
conducted. A cross-sectional study was carried out among health
professionals of different specialities. Knowledge, attitude and
practice-based questions were asked through an electronically
distributed questionnaire. Data were statistically tested using the
Chi-square test with SPSS. Most of the health professionals were
aware with the term of self-medication; however the knowledge about
related questions was not satisfactory. Almost half of the
participants practiced self-medication. The prevalence of
self-medication among participants was high. They need to be trained
and educate about the incorrect use of self-medication. |
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Keywords |
Data, self-medication, healthcare, students |
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Citation |
Khan et al.
Bioinformation 17(5): 599-607 (2021) |
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Edited by |
P Kangueane
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ISSN
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0973-2063
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Biomedical Informatics
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License |
This is an Open Access article which permits unrestricted use,
distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original
work is properly credited. This is distributed under the terms of
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Creative Commons Attribution License.
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