Study of self-medication with NSAIDs among university student in Khalkhal

Non-steroid anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) are a widely used self-medication group among different classes of communities, including university students. Therefore this study is conducted to determine the rate of NSAIDs self-medication among student in khalkhal in 1396.

This was a Descriptive-analytical study, conducted on 400 university students who selected randomly from medical sciences, azad and payame noor universities in khalkhal city. Data were collected by demographic and self-medication questionnaire then, the obtained data analyzed by descriptive and inferential statistics (chi- square) at a significant level, p <0.005 by SPSS software (V.18).

The rate of self-medication with NSAIDs was 73.6% among university students. The most used medicine were Jelofen (47.7%) and ibuprofen (44%). The major underlying condition motivating NSAIDs sought were dysmenorrhea (46.7%), headache (42.8%). More than half (57.8%) use NSAIDs without any specific pattern and (38.6%) selfmedicated by their own Initiative 74.2% knows herbal medicines and their benefits and (93.5%) agree to use herbal medicines instead of chemical.

The findings of this study showed a high prevalence of selfmedication among university students. Considering the complications caused by this phenomenon, it is suggested Teaching students with the goals of modifying drug-related behaviors and discounting the complications of arbitrary and self-medication costs should be addressed to the authorities in advance.