Prevalence and correlate of self-medication with antibiotics among pharmacy undergraduates in a Nigerian University

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dc.contributor.authorYakubu, S.I
dc.contributor.authorIkunaiye, N.Y
dc.contributor.authorAderemi-Williams, R.I.
dc.contributor.authorTijjani, A.B
dc.contributor.authorYakubu, A.H
dc.date.accessioned2021-06-04T12:54:24Z
dc.date.available2021-06-04T12:54:24Z
dc.date.issued2017
dc.descriptionScholarly articleen_US
dc.description.abstractSelf-medication with antibiotics (SMA) is a well-recognized form of drug misuse which needs concerted action. Awareness of this problem among pharmacy undergraduates is extremely vital. Objective: This study was to assess the prevalence of SMA and factors influencing the practice among pharmacy undergraduates of the University of Maiduguri, Nigeria. Method: A cross-sectional, pre-tested questionnaire-based survey using stratified, random sampling technique to collect the relevant information pertaining to the study variables. Results: A total of 185 students participated (response rate of 100%). Out of these, 79 students (42.7%) were females, 106 (57.3%) males and their mean age was 23 years. Non-married students were in majority. Among them, 92.% had SMA, more than one SMA episode (60.1%) and had recommended antibiotics (69.9%) in the last one year. The most common conditions that prompted SMA were catarrh/cough (20.5%) and diarrhoea (19.6%), while the most self-medicated antibiotics among the students was metronidazole (17.3%), followed by amoxicillin and ciprofloxacin (15.0%). Most students (41.5%) had incomplete course of treatment and the outstanding reason cited for SMA was past successful treatment (81.9%). Conclusion: The prevalence of SMA was found to be high, but there was no significant variation (p > 0.05) in SMA based on gender, age, marital status, perception on antibiotic resistance, prior knowledge of antibiotics and level of knowledge on antibiotics. Furthermore, our findings revealed a significant association between high students' university level and the prevalence of SMA.en_US
dc.identifier.citationYakubu SI, Ikunaiye NY, Aderemi-Williams RI, Tijani AB, and Yakubu AB (2017). Prevalence and correlate of self-medication with antibiotics among pharmacy undergraduates in a Nigerian University. European Journal of Pharmaceutical and Medical Research. 4(6): 93-105.en_US
dc.identifier.issn2394-3211
dc.identifier.urihttps://ir.unilag.edu.ng/handle/123456789/9443
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherEUROPEAN JOURNAL OF PHARMACEUTICAL AND MEDICAL RESEARCHen_US
dc.relation.ispartofseriesEuropean Journal of Pharmaceutical and Medical Research;4(6)
dc.subjectself-medicationen_US
dc.subjectantibioticsen_US
dc.subjectpharmacyen_US
dc.subjectstudentsen_US
dc.subjectprevalenceen_US
dc.subjectResearch Subject Categories::PHARMACYen_US
dc.titlePrevalence and correlate of self-medication with antibiotics among pharmacy undergraduates in a Nigerian Universityen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
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