Knowledge, Attitude, and Practice Towards Responsible Self-Medication Among Pharmacy Students: A Web-Based Cross-Sectional Survey in Uganda
The prevalence of self-medication was high among pharmacy students in Uganda. Painkillers and antibiotics are the most preferred drugs for self-medication. About 87.38% of pharmacy students have good knowledge, and 96.03% have a positive attitude toward responsible self-medication. Rational self-medication practice was low among students. We recommended training sessions to enhance safe self-medication practices among pharmacy students.
Authors
- Narayana Goruntla (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2014-5357)
- Mohammad Jaffar Sadiq Mantargi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3719-6241)
- Tadele Mekuriya Yadesa (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5151-2610)
- Ben F. Brian
- Vigneshwaran Easwaran (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8688-4825)
- Durga Prasad Thammisetty (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3867-5033)
- Ebere Emilia Ayogu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1815-9821)
- Sarad Pawar Naik Bukke (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5693-2953)
- Bhavana Reddy Bommireddy (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0000-8401-7448)
- Bhavani Mopuri (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0002-5309-3338)
Institutions
- University of Nigeria (NG)
- Kampala International University (UG)
- Directorate of Medicinal and Aromatic Plants Research (IN)
- Batterjee Medical College
- King Khalid University (SA)
- Sri Padmavati Mahila Visvavidyalayam (IN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Drug Healthcare and Patient Safety
- Published
- 2025-01-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.2147/dhps.s496924
- Citations
- 6
- Primary Topic
- Antibiotic Use and Resistance
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 7.57