Demographic, socio-economic and other associated risk factors for self-medication behaviour among university students of Sri Lanka
A cross sectional study
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 15380619 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Nirma Subashini (Wayamba University of Sri Lanka), Lahiru Udayanga (0000-0002-5687-989X, Wayamba University of Sri Lanka, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2020 |
| Volume | 20 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 613-613 |
| Publication date | 2020-05-04 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | BMC Public Health (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1471-2458 • E-ISSN: 1471-2458 |
| Publisher | BioMed Central (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1186/s12889-020-08622-8 |
| PMID | 32366238 |
| OpenAlex | W3023438995 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 5 |
| References cited | 46 |
Based on the high prevalence rate of SM, the health authorities of Sri Lanka should pay more attention towards the wellbeing and responsible medication usage of undergraduates. Designing of effective tools and regulations to monitor the selling of medication and improving the health education are recommended to ensure responsible SM within the country
Biostatistics · Cross-sectional study · Environmental health · Family medicine · Logistic regression · Medical prescription · Odds ratio · Population · Public health · Residence · Antibiotic Use and Resistance · Demography · Medicine · Nursing · Pharmaceutical Practices and Patient Outcomes · Pneumonia and Respiratory Infections · Internal Medicine · Pharmacy
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| Citation span | 2022 - 2025 (4) |
| Highly cited | No |