Prevalence of Topical Steroids Misuse Among University Students in Mwanza Tanzania. (Record no. 20949)
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| fixed length control field | 02077nam a22001817a 4500 |
| 001 - CONTROL NUMBER | |
| control field | CUHAS/BP/3000279/T/15 |
| 008 - FIXED-LENGTH DATA ELEMENTS--GENERAL INFORMATION | |
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| 100 ## - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME | |
| Personal name | Sarikoki, Agape. J |
| Dates associated with a name | CUHAS/BP/3000279/T/15 |
| 9 (RLIN) | 20955 |
| Relator term | Undergraduate Clearance Certificate No. 953/2019 |
| 245 ## - TITLE STATEMENT | |
| Title | Prevalence of Topical Steroids Misuse Among University Students in Mwanza Tanzania. |
| 260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. | |
| Place of publication, distribution, etc. | Mwanza, Tanzania: |
| Name of publisher, distributor, etc. | Catholic University of Health and Allied Sciences [CUHAS - Bugando] |
| -- | Phone: +255 28 298 3384 : |
| -- | Fax: +255 28 298 3386 : |
| -- | Email: vc@bugando.ac.tz : |
| -- | Website: www.bugando.ac.tz : |
| Date of publication, distribution, etc. | ©27.08.2019 |
| 300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION | |
| Extent | ix; 34 Pages |
| Extent | Includes Refferences and Appendices |
| 520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC. | |
| Summary, etc. | <br/>Abstract: <br/><br/>Background: Tropical steroids are widely used to treat demonological problems. The aim of this study was to assess the magnitude of topical steroids misuse among university students. <br/><br/>Methodology: Questions was used to collect data from the students and photos of different topical steroids were included to help students easily identification.<br/><br/>Results: 232 students responded. 118 students responded they have use at least one of the listed tropical steroid, 114 reported they did not use any of the listed topical steroid. The source of advice of using topical steroid was from local pharmacy personnel, doctor prescription, cosmetic shop, friend and relatives. The main reason for using tropical steroids was to treat skin infection, acne and skin lightening. The misuse of tropical steroid was observed in case of indication, source of topical steroids, and in terms of duration of use. <br/><br/>Conclusion: Considerable number of university students misuse topical steroids without knowing its nature, additionally topical steroids are being prescribed and advised by non-medical personnel. Public awareness actions can be implemented to warn against the use of topical steroids without proper medical supervision. <br/> |
| 600 ## - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME | |
| General subdivision | Pharmacy |
| 9 (RLIN) | 26693 |
| General subdivision | Dermatology |
| 9 (RLIN) | 31354 |
| 700 ## - ADDED ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME | |
| 9 (RLIN) | 20038 |
| 942 ## - ADDED ENTRY ELEMENTS (KOHA) | |
| Source of classification or shelving scheme | ddc |
| Koha item type | UNDERGRADUATE DISSERTATIONS |
| Withdrawn status | Lost status | Source of classification or shelving scheme | Damaged status | Not for loan | Collection | Home library | Current library | Shelving location | Date acquired | Total checkouts | Barcode | Date last seen | Price effective from | Koha item type |
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| MWALIMU NYERERE LEARNING RESOURCES CENTRE-CUHAS BUGANDO | MWALIMU NYERERE LEARNING RESOURCES CENTRE-CUHAS BUGANDO | 08/09/2021 | UD0905 | 08/09/2021 | 08/09/2021 | UNDERGRADUATE DISSERTATIONS |