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Self-Medication among School Students
- Source :
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Journal of School Nursing . Apr 2015 31(2):110-116. - Publication Year :
- 2015
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Abstract
- Self-medication, usually with over-the-counter (OTC) medication, is reported as a community health problem that affects many people worldwide. Most self-medication practice usually begins with the onset of adolescence. A school-based cross-sectional study was conducted in Mafraq Governorate, Jordan, using a simple random sampling method to select 6 public schools from a total of 34 schools. The total sample consisted of 422 school students from Grades 7 through 12. Measures of central tendency and ?[superscript 2] were used to compare the difference between the categorical variables. The prevalence of self-medication among the participants was 87.0%. Nearly 75% of self-medication was used for pain relief. The prevalence of self-medication among school students is very high and increases with age. School nurses and other local health-care workers must coordinate with school principals to disseminate health education campaigns about safe use of medication to provide awareness and education to school students, parents, and families.
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 1059-8405
- Volume :
- 31
- Issue :
- 2
- Database :
- ERIC
- Journal :
- Journal of School Nursing
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- EJ1054915
- Document Type :
- Journal Articles<br />Reports - Research<br />Tests/Questionnaires
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1177/1059840514554837