Prevalence and Associated Factors of Self-medication with Antimalarials among Undergraduates at Catholic University of Health and Allied Sciences-Bugando, Mwanza, Tanzania (Record no. 22198)
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| 100 ## - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME | |
| Personal name | Hidalinda Jones Mugashe |
| Dates associated with a name | CUHAS/BP/ 3000450/T/17 |
| 9 (RLIN) | 26698 |
| 245 ## - TITLE STATEMENT | |
| Title | Prevalence and Associated Factors of Self-medication with Antimalarials among Undergraduates at Catholic University of Health and Allied Sciences-Bugando, 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. | ©31st September 2021 |
| 300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION | |
| Extent | xi; 31 Pages |
| Extent | Includes Refferences and Appendices |
| 520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC. | |
| Summary, etc. | Abstract: <br/><br/>Background: Self-medication with antimalarials is commonly practiced worldwide, but mostly practiced in developing countries like Tanzania. It is a primary measure taken by majority of people for uncomplicated malaria. Young adults, especially medical students, are reported to be more prone to this practice. This study was conducted to determine to prevalence and associated factors of self-medication with antimalarials among undergraduates at CUHAS-Bugando, Mwanza, Tanzania. <br/><br/>Methodology: The study was a descriptive cross-sectional study. Convenience sampling was used to select 350 consenting respondents. Semi-structured questionnaires were used to gather data concerning the prevalence and associated factors of self-medication with antimalarials among undergraduates. At 95% confidence interval, the P value of less than 0.05 was considered statistically significant.<br/><br/>Results: A total number of 350 respondents with the mean age 23 ± 2.8 years were involved in the study. The prevalence of self-medication with antimalarials was (56.3%). The main reason associated with self-medication practice was emergency of illness (40.9%). The most common antimalarial used for self-medication was ALU (61%) and the major source of the antimalarials used for self-medication was community pharmacies (75.4%).<br/><br/>Conclusion: The prevalence of self-medication with antimalarials among undergraduates at CUHAS-Bugando was high. The year (p value=0.004) and course (p value=0.002) of study were significantly associated with self-medication practice at 95% confidence interval. <br/> |
| 600 ## - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME | |
| General subdivision | Pharmacy |
| 9 (RLIN) | 26693 |
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| 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 | 12/10/2021 | UD2419 | 12/10/2021 | 12/10/2021 | UNDERGRADUATE DISSERTATIONS |