Prevalence and Predictors of Self-Medication Practice Among Teachers’ Education Training College Students in Amhara Region, Ethiopia: A Cross-Sectional Study

dc.contributor.author	Basazn, Abebe
dc.contributor.author	etal
dc.date.accessioned	2023-04-07T06:25:23Z
dc.date.available	2023-04-07T06:25:23Z
dc.date.issued	2023-04-07
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/123456789/5859
dc.description.abstract	Out of the 344 respondents, 234 (68.0%) practiced self-medication. The most commonly cited indication for self-medication practice was headache (75, 32.05%), followed by abdominal discomfort (53, 22.6%). The respondents who were older than 26 years of age (AOR: 2.47, 95% CI: 1.18–3.94), were in the third year of study (AOR: 3.14, 95% CI: 1.94–5.79), lived in urban residence (AOR: 2.97, 95% CI: 1.06–3.64), had accessibility to a nearby pharmacy (AOR: 2.12, 95% CI: 1.43–4.46), and had peer/ family pressure (AOR: 2.34, 95% Cl: 1.53–3.56) were significantly associated with selfmedication practic	en_US
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dc.language.iso	en	en_US
dc.subject	Out of the 344 respondents, 234 (68.0%) practiced self-medication. The most commonly cited indication for self-medication practice was headache (75, 32.05%), followed by abdominal discomfort (53, 22.6%). The respondents who were older than 26 years of age (AOR: 2.47, 95% CI: 1.18–3.94), were in the third year of study (AOR: 3.14, 95% CI: 1.94–5.79), lived in urban residence (AOR: 2.97, 95% CI: 1.06–3.64), had accessibility to a nearby pharmacy (AOR: 2.12, 95% CI: 1.43–4.46), and had peer/ family pressure (AOR: 2.34, 95% Cl: 1.53–3.56) were significantly associated with selfmedication practic	en_US
dc.title	Prevalence and Predictors of Self-Medication Practice Among Teachers’ Education Training College Students in Amhara Region, Ethiopia: A Cross-Sectional Study	en_US
dc.type	Article	en_US