Vol. 9 (04) pp. 455-459 DOI: 10.21474/IJAR01/12709

A COMPARATIVE STUDY OF THE PREVALENCE OF SELF-MEDICATION AMONG NIGERIAN UNDERGRADUATES

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  • Department of Basic Sciences, Institute of Management and Technology Enugu, Nigeria.
  • Department of Social Sciences and Humanities, Institute of Management and Technology Enugu, Nigeria.
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Abstract

The current studys objectivewas to investigate the prevalence of self-medication among university undergraduates and compare the practice of self-medication between school residents and home residents. Three hundred and twenty-six (n=326) undergraduates pooled from three tertiary institutions in Nigeria participated in the study. The participants completed a self-report measure assessing their engagement in self-medication. The result showed that 64.4% of the participants had practiced self-medication, while 34.6% did not participate in self-medication. Also, an independent t-test analysis revealed that self-medication is prevalent among school residents. 

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Obinna T. Asogwa and Kelechi T. Ugwu (2021); A COMPARATIVE STUDY OF THE PREVALENCE OF SELF-MEDICATION AMONG NIGERIAN UNDERGRADUATES, Int. J. of Adv. Res., 9 (04), 455-459, ISSN 2320-5407. DOI: https://doi.org/10.21474/IJAR01/12709

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Kelechi T. Ugwu
Department of Social Sciences and Humanities Institute of Management and Technology Enugu, Nigeria
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