Evaluation of knowledge and behaviors of students in faculty of medicine towards rational drug use

Abstract

Abstract

Aim: The study was conducted to determine the knowledge, attitudes and behaviors of university students on rational drug use. In recent years, non-rational drug use has become a global problem.

Material and Methods: The developed questionnaire was applied to 640 medical school students, who agreed to participate in the study, with face-to-face interview technique. The questionnaire has items to question the knowledge, attitudes, behaviors of individuals regarding the rational drug use.

Results: Of the study group, 54.6% (n=350) uses medicines only prescribed by physicians, 87.5% (n=560) uses drugs in accordance with the prescription, and 27.5% (n=176) stated to store medications under appropriate conditions. Of the respondents, 16.0% (n=103) was taking antibiotics on their own on complaints such as influenza and common cold, 15.5% (n=101) was taking vitamin and mineral supplements every day regularly, and 57.5% (n=368) had never used vitamin-mineral supplements regularly.

Conclusion: Non-rational drug use leads to decrease in adherence to treatment, drug interactions, resistance to certain drugs, recurrence or prolongation of the diseases, increased frequency of adverse conditions and increased treatment costs for patients. Of the respondents, 27.66% stated that he/she did not waste any medication, but the remaining 72.34% was wasting drugs more or less. The 81.56% rate of "Yes" response to the question "Would you like to receive training on rational drug use?", despite the 19.22% "Yes" to the "Have you received training on rational drug use?" in our study suggests that there is a need for more education on rational drug use.

Keywords

• rational drug use,knowledge,behavior

Tıp fakültesi öğrencilerinin akılcı ilaç kullanımına yönelik bilgi ve davranışlarının değerlendirilmesi

Abstract

Amaç: Çalışma, üniversite öğrencilerinin akılcı ilaç kullanımı hakkındaki bilgi-tutum-davranışlarını belirlemek amacı ile yapıldı. Son yıllarda, rasyonel olmayan ilaç kullanımı küresel bir sorun haline gelmiştir.

Gereçler ve Yöntemler: Hazırlanan anket yüz-yüze görüşme tekniği ile çalışmaya katılmayı kabul eden 640 Tıp Fakültesi öğrencisinde uygulandı. Ankette kişilerin akılcı ilaç kullanımına yönelik bilgi-tutum-davranışlarını sorgulayan sorular yer aldı.

Bulgular: Çalışma grubunun %54.6’sı (n=350) sadece hekimin verdiği ilaçları, %87.5’u (n=560) re­çeteye uygun kullandıkları, %27.5’i (n=176) ilaçları uygun koşullarda sakladıklarını bildirdi. Katılımcıların %16.0’ı (n= 103) grip, nezle, soğuk algınlığı gibi şikayetler üzerine muayene olmadan, kendi başına antibiyotik kullandıklarını, %15.7’si (n=101) her gün düzenli vitamin-mineral desteği kullandığını, %57.5’i (n=368) ise düzenli vitamin-mineral desteği hiç kullanmadıklarını bildirmişlerdir.

Sonuç: Akılcı olmayan ilaç kullanımı hastaların tedaviye uyuncunun azalmasına, ilaç etkileşimlerine, bazı ilaçlara karşı direnç gelişmesine, hastalıkların tekrarlamasına ya da uzamasına, advers olay görülme sıklığının artmasına, tedavi maliyetlerinin artmasına neden olur. %27,66 oranında kesim hiç ilaç atmadığını belirtmekte ancak kalan %72,34  gibi yüksek bir kesim az ya da çok ilaçları atmaktadır. Çalışmamızda bulunan eğitim sürecinde akılcı ilaç eğitim aldınız mı sorusuna verilen evet cevabının %19,22 olması ve akılcı ilaç konusunda eğitim almak ister misiniz sorusuna verilen  evet cevabının %81,56 gibi yüksek çıkması akılcı ilaç eğitimlerinin daha sık yapılması gerektiğini ortaya koymaktadır.

Keywords

• akılcı ilaç kullanımı,bilgi,davranış

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