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1/2019
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Original paper

A comparative analysis of self-treatment in a population of medical students in 2012 and 2017

Elżbieta Krajewska-Kułak
1
,
Agnieszka Kułak-Bejda
2
,
Piotr Kułak
3
,
Grzegorz Bejda
4
,
Mateusz Cybulski
1
,
Andrzej Guzowski
1
,
Cecylia Łukaszuk
1
,
Jolanta Lewko
1
,
Joanna Fiłon
1
,
Anna Pilecka
5
,
Wojciech Kułak
6

  1. Department of Integrated Medical Care, Medical University of Bialystok
  2. Department of Psychiatry, Medical University of Bialystok
  3. Department of Pediatric Radiology, Medical University of Bialystok
  4. School of Medical Science in Bialystok
  5. PhD Student, Department of Integrated Medical Care, Medical University of Bialystok, Poland
  6. Department of Pediatric Rehabilitation, Medical University of Bialystok
Family Medicine & Primary Care Review 2019; 21(1): 35–40
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5114/fmpcr.2019.82977
Online publish date: 2019/03/22
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Background
The use of over-the-counter (OT C) medications without consulting a doctor has become increasingly common.

Objectives
To compare the scale of self-treatment in a population of students of the Medical University of Bialystok in 2012 and 2017.

Material and methods
The study included 217 students in 2012 and 220 students in 2017, and used a proprietary questionnaire.

Results
A total of 78.8% of students in 2012 and 86.4% in 2017 were familiar with the meaning of the abbreviation OT C. When using an OT C drug for the first time, most students consulted a nurse (66.4%) in 2012, while in 2017, students usually consulted a family member (68.8%). Headache was the main reason for using OT C drugs (89.4% in 2012, and 92.7% in 2017). The use of analgesics (87.1%) and the use of OT C medicines in accordance with the leaflet (47%) predominated in 2012, while vitamin therapy (83.2%) took first place in 2017. When purchasing OT C medications, students usually based their decision on their own experience (63.1% in 2012 and 84.1% in 2017). A total of 35.5% of the students in 2012 and 39.1% in 2017 always read the leaflet.

Conclusions
Self-medication was practiced by most students in both years, with lack of time for a medical appointment being the main reason. Over the last 6 months, the students most often used prescription and non-prescription drugs simultaneously.

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students, self medication, health

  
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