A Cross-Sectional Study on Self-Medication Practices, Perception, and Attitudes of Undergraduate Medical Students at a Government Tertiary Care Teaching Hospital in Eastern India
KUSHAL BANERJEE,
MANASI BASU BANERJEE,
ABHISHEK GHOSH
Abstract:Objectives: Self-medication (SM) is common in India. It is of greater significance when practiced by medical students as they going to be medical practitioners in the future. This study was conducted to assess the pattern of SM practices, perceptions, and attitudes among students pursuing 2nd-year professional MBBS in a tertiary medical college in the year 2019.
Methods: This study was a cross-sectional one based on a questionnaire. It was conducted among the 2nd-year undergraduate (MBBS) medical students in a… Show more
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