School of Pharmacy, College of Health Sciences,
Addis Ababa
Ethiopia
Research Article
Knowledge, Attitude and Practice of Self Medication among Pharmacy Students of Rift Valley University, Abichu Campus, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Author(s): Alemseged Beyene, Edomgenet Getachew, Askalech Doboch, Estifanos Poulos, Kedija Abdurahman and Minyahil AlebachewAlemseged Beyene, Edomgenet Getachew, Askalech Doboch, Estifanos Poulos, Kedija Abdurahman and Minyahil Alebachew
Introduction: Now a day’s self-medication practice is increasing widely due to availability of variety of over the counter medications. Self-medication practice is expected to be higher in health science students due to their exposure to knowledge about different diseases and drugs. If self-medication is used properly it saves time and money spent. Improper self-medication practice or medication abuse may lead to serious adverse drug reactions and possibly fatal consequences and emergence of antibiotic resistant.
Objective: The aim of this study is to assess the knowledge, attitude and practice of self-medication among Pharmacy Students in Rift Valley University of the Abichu campus.
Methods: A cross sectional survey was conducted using self-administered questionnaires which comprise 7 parts among pharmacy st.. Read More»
DOI:
10.4172/2157-7420.1000269
Journal of Health & Medical Informatics received 2700 citations as per Google Scholar report