Open AccessKnowledge, Attitude and Practice of Self-Medication Among Basic Science Undergraduate Medical Students in a Medical School in Western Nepal
Author(s) -
Sudesh Gyawali,
P Ravi Shankar,
Phanindra Prasad Poudel,
Atanu Saha
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
journal of clinical and diagnostic research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2249-782X
pISSN - 0973-709X
DOI - 10.7860/jcdr/2015/16553.6988
Subject(s) - medical education , medical science , psychology , medical school , family medicine , medicine , mathematics education , traditional medicine
Studies have shown self-medication to be common among medical students. These studies are however, few in Nepal. The present study assessed knowledge, attitude, and practice of self-medication among second and fourth semesters' undergraduate medical students and studied differences in knowledge and attitude (if any) among different subgroups of the respondents.