Article: Self-prescription of paracetamol by undergraduate students in BP Koirala Institution of health cciences
| creativeworkseries.issn | JNMA Print ISSN: 0028-2715; Online ISSN: 1815-672X | |
| dc.contributor.author | Yadav, Ajay Kumar | |
| dc.contributor.author | Rai, Bijendra Kumar | |
| dc.contributor.author | Budhathoki, Shyam Sundar | |
| dc.contributor.author | Ghimire, Anup | |
| dc.contributor.author | Shrestha, Shree Ram | |
| dc.contributor.author | Malla, Gyanendra Bahadur | |
| dc.creator.affiliation | Department of General Practice and Emergency Medicine, B P Koirala institute of Health Sciences, Dharan, Nepal. | |
| dc.creator.affiliation | Department of general Practice and emergency Medicine, B P Koirala institute of Health Sciences, Dharan, Nepal. | |
| dc.creator.affiliation | School of Public Health & community Medicine, B P Koirala institute of Health Sciences, Dharan, Nepal. | |
| dc.creator.affiliation | School of Public Health & community Medicine, B P Koirala institute of Health Sciences, Dharan, Nepal. | |
| dc.creator.affiliation | Department of General Practice and Emergency Medicine, B P Koirala institute of Health Sciences, Dharan, Nepal. | |
| dc.creator.affiliation | Department of General Practice and Emergency Medicine, B P Koirala Institute of Health Sciences, Dharan, Nepal. | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2026-09-24T05:09:53Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2026-09-24T05:09:53Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2016 | |
| dc.description.abstract | Abstract Introduction: Self-prescription of medicines are common especially in low income countries. Paracetamol is a common medicine that is self-prescribed also among university students. Incorrect use of paracetamol can lead to ill effects on health including liver failure. There is scarce evidence of the use of paracetamol by self-medication in Nepal. The objective of this study is to evaluate the paracetamol use by self-prescription among the undergraduate students of BPKIHS. Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted among 570 undergraduate students of BPKIHS from February 2016 till July 2016. Pretested semi-structured, self-administered questionnaire was used to collect information regarding socio-demographic characteristics, paracetamol use and perception regarding paracetamol use. Systematic random sampling was done from a list of all medical dental and nursing students to select the study sample. Results: Most (86%) students are in the category of 20-24 years. Female students are slightly more than male. Majority of the students are from Nepal. More than half of the students are from medical stream. Self-prescription of paracetamol is seen among 90.1% of the students in our study. Correct dose of paracetamol was mentioned by less than half (49.3%) of the students. Self-prescription of paracetamol is considered beneficial by all participants of this study. Conclusions: Self-prescription of paracetamol by health sciences students of B P Koirala Institute of Health Sciences is high, while the knowledge of correct dose of paracetamol for adults is low. There is a need to further explore this gap and possibly conduct further studies for other medicines as well. Keywords: Paracetamol; Self-prescription; Health sciences students; Undergraduate students. | |
| dc.identifier.doi | https://doi.org/10.31729/jnma.2831 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14572/7855 | |
| dc.language.iso | en_US | |
| dc.publisher | Nepal Medical Association | |
| dc.subject | Paracetamol | |
| dc.subject | Self-prescription | |
| dc.subject | Health sciences students | |
| dc.subject | Undergraduate students | |
| dc.title | Self-prescription of paracetamol by undergraduate students in BP Koirala Institution of health cciences | |
| dc.type | Article | |
| dspace.entity.type | Publication | |
| local.article.type | Original Article | |
| oaire.citation.endPage | 15 | |
| oaire.citation.startPage | 11 | |
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