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Self-Medication of Drugs in Nursing Students from Castile and Leon (Spain)

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  • Maria Isabel Galán Andrés

    (Department of Health Sciences, University of Burgos, 09001 Burgos, Spain
    These authors contributed equally to this work.)

  • Valeriana Guijo Blanco

    (Department of Health Sciences, University of Burgos, 09001 Burgos, Spain
    These authors contributed equally to this work.)

  • Inés Casado Verdejo

    (Department of Nursing and Physiotherapy, University of León, 24071 León, Spain
    These authors contributed equally to this work.)

  • José Antonio Iglesias Guerra

    (Department of Nursing, Palencia University School, 34004 Palencia, Spain
    These authors contributed equally to this work.)

  • Daniel Fernández García

    (Intervention Radiology Nurse, Complejo Asistencial Universitario de León, 24071 León, Spain
    These authors contributed equally to this work.)

Abstract

To determine the prevalence of self-medication in nursing students and their related factors, a transversal, descriptive study was performed on a sample of 378 nursing students. A total of 73.8% of the sample declared having used off-prescription drugs during the last month (2.84;2.26–3.58). A total of 28.9% said they did this because they are familiar with the health problem and its pharmacological solution and 25% deemed that it was a mild health problem. Drugs most commonly used off-prescription were analgesics in 88.91% (3.63;2.74–4.80) of occasions. They were mainly recommended by the students’ family (1.31;1.03–1.65) on 58.12% of the cases. Students keep analgesics they take off-prescription in their home first aid kit (4.47;3.28–6.08; p < 0.001). Unlike other studies, 53.2% obtained off-prescription drugs from the home first aid kit (1.13;0.89–1.43; p < 0.001). In addition, they gave advice and recommend drugs they have taken to other people with similar symptoms (1.97;1.59–2.44). A total of 85.72% kept excess drugs after a treatment (6.00;4.50–7.99). Self-medication is related to the storage of unused medicines and giving advice on the use of drugs to other people, among other things. Self-medication of drugs among nursing students is high. Thus, it appears necessary to review the training on rational the use of drugs and responsible self-medication in the discipline’s curriculum.

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  • Maria Isabel Galán Andrés & Valeriana Guijo Blanco & Inés Casado Verdejo & José Antonio Iglesias Guerra & Daniel Fernández García, 2021. "Self-Medication of Drugs in Nursing Students from Castile and Leon (Spain)," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 18(4), pages 1-9, February.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jijerp:v:18:y:2021:i:4:p:1498-:d:493743
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    1. Francisco Caamaño-Isorna & Nayara Mota & Alberto Crego & Montserrat Corral & Socorro Rodríguez Holguín & Fernando Cadaveira, 2011. "Consumption of medicines, alcohol, tobacco and cannabis among university students: a 2-year follow-up," International Journal of Public Health, Springer;Swiss School of Public Health (SSPH+), vol. 56(3), pages 247-252, June.
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