University of science and technology

Faculty of medicine

Batch 20

Department of community medicine

Proposal on self medication among medical students in

university of science and technology medical students batch 23

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 Table of contents

Title ……………………….…………...1

Table of contents………………..………2

Introduction…………………………….3

Justifications……………………………4

Objectives …………….……………….5

Materials and methods…………………6

Work plan………………………………7

Reference……………………………….8

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 1. introduction

Self-medication has traditionally been defined as “the taking of

drugs, herbs or home remedies on one's own initiative, or on the
advice of another person, without consulting a doctor.”1
Families, friends, neighbors, the pharmacist, previous prescribed
drug, or suggestions from an advertisement in newspapers are
common sources of self-medications.2
Now-a-days many governments encouraging self-medication of
their citizens to manage minor illness, self-medication help in
reducing coast of treatment, traveling time and doctor time.
Although there are some advantages of self-medication, there
are also serious disadvantages, as a waste of resources,
resistance of pathogens to antimicrobial drugs which can cause
serious health hazards worldwide, especially in developing
countries where the antimicrobial drug can be taken from
pharmacies without a prescription.
Governments should take serious steps to regulate self-
medication for example by providing safe drugs with full
instruction about using them and doctors in anytime people need
to consult them.34
Self-medication is very common and have a lot of reason like
lack of time lack of health service, availability of the drug in
places other than pharmacies, misbelieves and feeling of
sympathy toward family members in sickness.5
1
Dentistry and self-medication: a current challenge.
Hernandez-Juyol M, Job-Quesada JR
Med Oral. 2002 Nov-Dec; 7(5):344-7.
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[The physician and self medication].
Laporte JR, Castel JM
Med Clin (Barc). 1992 Oct 10; 99(11):414-6.
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. Vizhi SK, Senapathi R. Evaluation of the perception, attitude and practice of self-medication
among business students in 3 select Cities, South India. International Journal of Enterprise and
Innovation Management Studies (IJEIMS) July-December. 2010;1(3):40–4.
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How and why are non-prescription analgesics used in Scotland?
Porteous T, Bond C, Hannaford P, Sinclair H
Fam Pract. 2005 Feb; 22(1):78-85.
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Phalke VD, Phalke DB, Durgawale PM. Self-medication practices in rural Maharashtra. Indian J
Community Med. 2006;31:34–5. 

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 2. Justifications
Topic selection : now-a-days most people don’t visit doctors or
consulting them if they feel ill, even if it is not a minor
condition, and this behavior can cause a serious health hazard
for their lifes and their community.
 
 
Selection of study area : the data will be collected from batch 23
first year medical students university of science and technology.

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 3. Objectives

3.1. General objectives : to know awareness of medical

students about self-medication.
3.2. Specific objectives : to know awareness of medical
students about disadvantage of self-medication.
3.3. To know what the most used drugs by students in self-
medication.

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 4. Materials and methods
4.1. Study design
Cross sectional community based.
4.2. Study area
University of science and technology located in Omdurman a
city in the republic of Sudan .it is located in Al-thwra hara 1.
Khartom is the capital of Sudan it lies between latitudes 15 to
16 degree north and longitudes 31 to 34 east. Sudan located in
north Africa.
4.3. Study population
4.3.1. Inclusion criteria
Medical students at university of science and technology
4.3.2. Exclusion criteria
Students other than medical students
4.4. Sampling and techniques
4.4.1. Sample size
Sample size is 100
4.4.2. Distribution
Randomly samples
object Expenses

4.4.3. Data analysis

Collected data will be analyzed using computer program
statistical package for social science (SPSS) version(26)and the
association between the different variable was checked using
X.X-tests.
4.4.4. Data collection
Data will be collected using data-collection questionnaire
4.4.5. Ethical consideration
The verbal and written consideration will be taken from the
patient.

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 5. Plan work
months

object

Final proposal
starting

Data collection
starting

Literature review

Data analysis
starting

Sub. Of final
research

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 6. Reference

1. Dentistry and self-medication: a current challenge.

Hernandez-Juyol M, Job-Quesada JR
Med Oral. 2002 Nov-Dec; 7(5):344-7.

2. [The physician and self medication].

Laporte JR, Castel JM
Med Clin (Barc). 1992 Oct 10; 99(11):414-6.

3.   Vizhi SK, Senapathi R. Evaluation of the perception, attitude

and practice of self-medication among business students in 3
select Cities, South India. International Journal of Enterprise and
Innovation Management Studies (IJEIMS) July-
December. 2010;1(3):40–4.

4. How and why are non-prescription analgesics used in Scotland?

Porteous T, Bond C, Hannaford P, Sinclair H
Fam Pract. 2005 Feb; 22(1):78-85.

5. Phalke VD, Phalke DB, Durgawale PM. Self-medication

practices in rural Maharashtra. Indian J Community
Med. 2006;31:34–5.