فهرست نشریات علمی دسترسی آزاد ایران

INTRODUCTION: Responsible self‑medication plays a vital role in appropriate use of nonprescriptiondrugs which will improve safety and reduces unwanted effects of drugs.AIM: This study is designed to assess knowledge, attitude, and practice (KAP) toward responsibleself‑medication among pharmacy students.SETTINGS AND DESIGN: A cross‑sectional survey was conducted in pharmacy students of variouscolleges located in Anantapur district, Andhra Pradesh, India.MATERIALS AND METHODS: A total of 403 pharmacy students were enrolled and subjected forinterview using prevalidated KAP questionnaire on responsible self‑medication.STATISTICAL ANALYSIS: Descriptive statistics were used to represent the sociodemographiccharacteristics and KAP levels. Association of socio‑demographic variables with KAP levels aredetermined using the Chi‑square test.RESULTS AND DISCUSSION: A total of 403 pharmacy students are recruited in the study, in these19 (4.7%) diploma in pharmacy, 260 (64.5%) bachelor in pharmacy, 27 (6.7%) master in pharmacy, and97 (24.1%) are doctor of pharmacy. Among 403 respondents, 150 (37.2%) good knowledge, 397 (98.5%)positive attitude, and 170 (42.2%) practice toward responsible self‑medication. Respondent’s age,pharmacy division, residence, and their parents’ profession were significantly associated with goodknowledge and rational practice toward responsible self‑medication with a P < 0.05.CONCLUSION: The study concludes that pharmacy students are shown more positive attitude towardresponsible self‑medication. However, students are lack of knowledge and practice of responsibleself‑medication.