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Prevalence and Social Determinants of Non-medical use of prescription and Over-the-Counter Drugs among Secondary School Students

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  • Bede Chinonye Akpunne

    (Department of Psychology, Faculty of Social Sciences, Redeemers’ University, Ede, Osun State.)

  • Ebere A. Ngwu

    (Department of Psychology, Faculty of Social Sciences, Redeemers’ University, Ede, Osun State.)

  • Pwanonzadi Nankwet Mamba

    (Department of Psychology, Faculty of Social Sciences, Redeemers’ University, Ede, Osun State.)

  • Aderonke A. Akintola

    (Department of Psychology, Faculty of Social Sciences, Redeemers’ University, Ede, Osun State.)

  • Ebenezer Olutope Akinnawo

    (Department of Pure and Applied Psychology Adekunle Ajashin University, Akungba-Akoko, Ondo State, Nigeria.)

  • Folake Sekinot Alo

    (Department of Sociology and Social Work, Faculty of Social Sciences, Redeemers’ University, Ede, Osun State.)

  • Olubukola A. Wellington

    (Department of Sociology and Social Work, Faculty of Social Sciences, Redeemers’ University, Ede, Osun State.)

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This study investigated the influence of gender and location on non-medical use of prescription and Over-the-counter (OTC) drugs among secondary school students in selected communities of Lagos and Adamawa states. A multi-stage sampling technique was adopted to select 196 participants from Lagos and 198 participants from Yola. 203 males and 191 females (mean ± SD age of 16.1 ±1.8 years) responded to the Prescription Medication Use Scale (PMUS) and a structured questionnaire. Prevalence of OTC drug use by categories was Analgesics 42.2%, Antibiotics 32.4% and dietary supplements 33.8%. Prevalence by individual OTC medications includes cough syrup 63.2%, Herbs 30.3%, Sleeping pills (tranquillizers) 22.1%, Slimming pills / Teas 20.6%, Indocid (indomethacin) 14.0%, Codeine 5.1%, and Tramadol 4.8%. Significant sex influence was observed on Analgesics (t = 2.52, p = .012), and on Tramadol in particular (t= 2.99, p =.003) with males manifesting higher mean scores. Sex has no significant influence on dietary supplements (t =1.68, p =.104), Antibiotics (t= 1.10, p = .271) and Codeine (t = .825, p=.410). Location had a significant influence on the use of Analgesics (t=2.50, p=.013) and Dietary supplements (t= 7.22, p = .000) and antibiotics use (t = 3.20, p = .001) with Lagos reporting higher mean scores. The location had no significant influence on Tramadol and Codeine use. Authors conclude that there is a high prevalence of non-medical use of prescription and OTC drugs among participants; sex, as well as location individually, has a significant influence on Prescription and OTC drugs among secondary school students.

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  • Bede Chinonye Akpunne & Ebere A. Ngwu & Pwanonzadi Nankwet Mamba & Aderonke A. Akintola & Ebenezer Olutope Akinnawo & Folake Sekinot Alo & Olubukola A. Wellington, 2024. "Prevalence and Social Determinants of Non-medical use of prescription and Over-the-Counter Drugs among Secondary School Students," International Journal of Research and Innovation in Social Science, International Journal of Research and Innovation in Social Science (IJRISS), vol. 8(9), pages 2214-2222, September.
    • Handle: RePEc:bcp:journl:v:8:y:2024:i:9:p:2214-2222
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