@article{Wadagbalkar_Kumar_2018, title={Evaluation of Practice of Self Medication among Medical and Nursing Students- A Comparative Analytical Study}, volume={5}, url={http://valleyinternational.net/index.php/ijmsci/article/view/1436}, DOI={10.18535/ijmsci/v5i8.06}, abstractNote={<p>Self-medication is defined as the use of medication, whether modern or traditional, for self treatment. Self care can be defined as primary public health resource in the health care system. It consists of the health activities and health related decision making of individuals, family, friends, colleagues at work and so on. It includes self-medication, non-drug self treatment, social support in illness and first aid in everyday life. Self Medication is practiced in all ages and by both sexes. Self-medication affects both developed as well as developing countries. Previous studies report that there is increase in trend of self-medication globally and so in India as well. In developing countries like India, easy availability of a wide range of drugs coupled with inadequate health services results in increased proportion of drugs used as self· medication compared to prescribed drugs. The present study was a questionnaire based study conducted in Tertiary Health Care Teaching Institute and University of Central India. The study population consists of Second Year Medical and Second Year Nursing Students. A Prevalidated Questionnaire containing questions regarding self medication was distributed to participants who were present on the day of study and showed willingness to participate in the study. Out of total 130 respondents, Medical and Nursing students were 80 and 50 respectively. The practice of self-medication was common in both the groups, with more prevalence in Nursing students. Medical students were found to be more cautious regarding self-medication and preferred seeking consultation as compared to Nursing students, indicating a positive influence of medical knowledge over their practice of self-medication.</p>}, number={8}, journal={International Journal of Medical Science and Clinical Invention}, author={Wadagbalkar, Prashant and Kumar, Akhilesh}, year={2018}, month={Aug.}, pages={4006–4008} }