Pharmacology education and antibiotic self-medication among medical students: a cross-sectional study.
BMC Res Notes
; 10(1): 337, 2017 Jul 27.
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ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVE:
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.RESULTS:
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).Palavras-chave
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Assunto principal:
Farmacologia
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Automedicação
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Estudantes de Medicina
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Conhecimentos, Atitudes e Prática em Saúde
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Antibacterianos
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En
Ano de publicação:
2017
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