Knowledge, Attitude and Practice of Self-Medication Among Medical Students in Nepal

A descriptive cross-sectional study by Iosr Journals surveyed 75 first-year medical students at Chitwan Medical College, Bharatpur, Nepal. The dataset captures knowledge, attitudes, and practices regarding self-medication, including prevalence rates, common ailments, and drug types used. The study found an 84% prevalence of self-medication among respondents over a one-year period.

Use Cases

• Analyze prevalence and demographic patterns of self-medication based on reported age, gender, and urban/rural residence.
• Model relationships between knowledge levels and self-medication practices based on reported good knowledge in over half of respondents.
• Identify common ailments and drugs used for self-medication based on reported conditions like cold/cough (85.7%) and analgesics usage (75.8%).
• Study attitudes and reasons for self-medication based on reported positive attitudes and reasons like minor illness (79.2%).

Strengths

• Includes specific demographic breakdowns: 72% female, 73.3% from urban areas, mean age of 20 years.
• Reports concrete prevalence figures: 84% self-medication rate over one year, with detailed breakdowns for common ailments and drug groups.
• Based on a structured methodology using stratified random sampling and a semi-structured questionnaire.

Limitations

• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Data may reflect geographic/temporal bias inherent to a single medical college in Nepal.
• Last update date is unknown; freshness unverified.

Provenance

Source

Iosr Journals

Collection Method

Data was collected using a semi-structured self-administered questionnaire from 75 first-year medical students selected via stratified random sampling.

Geography

Chitwan Medical College, Bharatpur, Nepal