Assessment Of Pattern, Practice And Wastage Of Medicine-Use Among Undergraduate Students Of Universiti Sains Malaysia

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dc.contributor.authorVerma, Ashutosh Kumar
dc.date.accessioned2019-01-22T06:37:38Z
dc.date.available2019-01-22T06:37:38Z
dc.date.issued2018-01
dc.description.abstractMedicines are boon when used responsibly but irresponsible uses are cause for concern. Another health risk is associated with inappropriate drug use. This irrational practice often associated with risk on health and economic burden. The increase in the cost of drugs is also linked to factors such as irrational drug use and consumer behavioural aspects that lead to wastage. Majority of drug wastage is due to sub-consumption of medicine when consumers do not finish the medications prescribed by their doctors. In Malaysia as reported by National Survey on Use of Medicine (2012 and 2015), more than half of the population does not understand the proper use of medicine where a large proportion is young and studying. Irresponsible use of medicine and medication wastage is the major burden on the fiscally restrained health care system at Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM). Thus, a study was designed intended to assess pattern, practice and wastage of medicine use among undergraduate students. This research was divided into Phase I and Phase II. Both phases employed a descriptive cross-sectional study design. Research starts with Phase I where respondents were approached conveniently at places of public interest. The study ended with Phase II, where selected potential respondents (students undergoing treatment or using a pharmaceutical product(s) and/or agreed to participate) were approached for personal interview and medicine review process at their residences (university hostels). The calculated sample size for phase I was 925 and 272 for phase II respectively. Data were managed and analysed using Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS®) software for Windows® version 22 using appropriate statistical test as per nature of data. In terms of medication usage, 41.2% (n=381) preferred self-medication and 74.3% (n=687) had limited information about medicine use.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/123456789/7623
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherUniversiti Sains Malaysiaen_US
dc.subjectAssess pattern, practice and wastage of medicine useen_US
dc.subjectamong undergraduate studentsen_US
dc.titleAssessment Of Pattern, Practice And Wastage Of Medicine-Use Among Undergraduate Students Of Universiti Sains Malaysiaen_US
dc.typeThesisen_US
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