Extent of Self-Medication practices among patients attending Rural and Urban health training centre attached to tertiary level hospital and medical College, Udaipur

Pranav Bhavsar; Arun Singh; Shalabh Sharma

Volume : VIII, Issue : III, March - 2019

Extent of Self-Medication practices among patients attending Rural and Urban health training centre attached to tertiary level hospital and medical College, Udaipur

Pranav Bhavsar, Arun Singh, Shalabh Sharma

Abstract :

Aims– Prevalence and pattern of Self–Medication practices among patients attending Rural and Urban health training centre attached to tertiary level hospital and medical college, Udaipur. Methodology– Hospital based cross sectional study done among 350 patients who attended OPD at RHTC and UHTC attached to tertiary level hospital and medical college, Udaipur. Predesigned, pretested, semi–structured questionnaire was used. Results– At UHTC prevalence of self medication practice found to be 65.5% and at RHTC it is found to be 52.7%. Analgesic/Antipyretics (75.7%) most commonly used drug as self–medication. Conclusion– In spite of several health facilities available nearby, self medication still continues to be a common practice among both rural and urban population.