KNOWLEDGE AND PRACTICE OF SELF-MEDICATION AMONG STUDENTS OF FEDERAL UNNERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY, AKURE, NIGERIA
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2019-11
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Faculty of Nursing, Ladoke Akintola University of Technology.
Abstract
The study assessed the knowledge and practice of self-medication among students of Federal University of
Technology, Akure (FUTA). The study employed a cross-sectional descriptive study which utilized a validated
self-structured questionnaire for data collection. A total of 80 respondents from Anatomy department were
recruited for the study. The study findings show. that majority of respondents were between ages 15 and 20
years. Findings indicated the level of students' knowledge and practice about self-medication is very high.
Our study further showed that that the reason for the practice of selj- medication is the stress of going to
the healthcare facility and financial constraints. Practice of seij-medication in the FUTA may lead to serious
consequences. It is therefore necessary for nurses to recognize all the factors contributing to the practice of
self-medication and be able to give proper health information and education on the use of drugs. effects of
drugs on the body system when taken in wrong doses when they meet students.
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Knowledge, Practice, Self- medication, Students