Background: Self-medication can lead to serious consequences but its overall prevalence in
students is not known. Aims: The aim of this study was to determine the prevalence of self …

Background: Nowadays, with regard to the availability of medicines and populations'
increased knowledge of medical sciences, self-medication has increased which is a …

Objectives. Self‐medication (SM) means using drugs to treat self‐diagnosed diseases or
symptoms. Despite its important role in reducing the load on medical services, it may bear …

Background: Antibiotic resistance is a global threat. Scarce knowledge about safe and
appropriate antibiotic use is coupled with frequent self-administration, eg, in China. This …

To determine the prevalence of self-medication in nursing students and their related factors,
a transversal, descriptive study was performed on a sample of 378 nursing students. A total …

Purpose Unsupervised self-medication (SM) is a global public health concern. University
students are particularly vulnerable due to misperceptions of improved academic …

Background Self-medication of medicines is a global issue particularly among those with
good access and familiarity with medications such as university students. It has a significant …

Introduction: The general public plays a role in the increase and spread of antimicrobial
resistance by seeking self-medication with antibiotics. Aim: The purpose of this systematic …

Background: Self-medication is a common practice in both developed and developing
countries especially in low-income communities. Major problems related to self-medication …

Finally, a recent study revealed that around 45% of the participants would self-medicate if
they suspected they were infected with COVID-19; moreover, around one-fifth of them …