International Journal of Medical Research & Health Sciences (IJMRHS)
ISSN: 2319-5886 Indexed in: ESCI (Thomson Reuters)
Shahad Hameed AlShammari
Collage of medicine, Imam Mohammad Ibn Saud Islamic University, Riyadh, Saudi ArabiaPublications
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Research
Self-prescription of Paracetamol by Medical and Science Students at a Public University in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Author(s): Khalid A. Bin Abdulrahman, Shahad Hameed AlShammari, Wejdan Abdullah Alshakarah, Hanan Rafat A Bukhari, Ahad Marei Alenazi and Norah Saud Al Towaim
Background: Paracetamol is one of the most commonly used over-the-counter pain relievers among university students worldwide. Inappropriate self-medication may lead to harm. Thus, this study aimed to measure the prevalence of selfprescription of paracetamol consumption among undergraduate medical and science students at Imam Mohammad Ibn Saud Islamic University (IMSIU) in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, 2020. Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted among students of science and medical colleges of IMSIU located in the city of Riyadh, the capital of Saudi Arabia. It was designed in the form of an online self-administered questionnaire (survey) via google form. The duration of the study was three months, i.e., September 2020-November 2020. Results: Three hundred twenty-three (323) students have completed the survey. The majority of them were female. The responses were 141 (44%) from medic.. Read More»
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