Prevalence, pattern and reasons of topical corticosteroids use among undergraduate students at catholic university of health and allied sciences mwanza tanzania (Record no. 22205)
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| control field | CUHAS/BP/3000356/T/16 |
| 003 - CONTROL NUMBER IDENTIFIER | |
| control field | CUHAS/BP/3000356/T/16 |
| 005 - DATE AND TIME OF LATEST TRANSACTION | |
| control field | 20240305193921.0 |
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| 028 ## - PUBLISHER OR DISTRIBUTOR NUMBER | |
| Source | Wurzburg Road 35, BMC Premises, Post Code: 33102: |
| Source | P. O Box 1464, Mwanza – Tanzania: |
| Source | Phone: +255 28 298 3384: |
| Source | Fax: +255 28 298 3386: |
| Source | Email: vc@bugando.ac.tz : |
| Source | www.bugando.ac.tz |
| 035 ## - SYSTEM CONTROL NUMBER | |
| System control number | CUHAS/BP/3000356/T/16 |
| 040 ## - CATALOGING SOURCE | |
| Language of cataloging | English |
| Transcribing agency | DDC |
| 041 ## - LANGUAGE CODE | |
| Language code of text/sound track or separate title | English |
| Language code of text/sound track or separate title | Kiswahili |
| 100 ## - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME | |
| Personal name | Kelvin J Munisi |
| Dates associated with a name | CUHAS/BP/3000356/T/16 |
| 9 (RLIN) | 26708 |
| 245 ## - TITLE STATEMENT | |
| Title | Prevalence, pattern and reasons of topical corticosteroids use among undergraduate students at catholic university of health and allied sciences 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] : |
| Date of publication, distribution, etc. | ©2021 |
| 300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION | |
| Extent | xii; 30 Pages |
| Extent | Includes References |
| Extent | Includes References |
| 520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC. | |
| Summary, etc. | Abstract: <br/><br/>Background: Tropical corticosteroids are commonly used drugs in dermatology. Tropical corticosteroids have abundant benefits but if abused result to severe consequences. One among the reason of misuse of tropical corticosteroids is the treatment of acne. <br/><br/>Objectives: The main objective of the study was to determine prevalence, pattern and reasons for use of tropical corticosteroids among undergraduate students at Catholic University of Health and Allied Sciences Mwanza Tanzania. <br/><br/>Methodology: Institutional based, cross-sectional study design was carried out among undergraduate students at Catholic University of Health and Allied Sciences. Self-administered questionnaires were distributed to the students, and they were allowed to participate willingly after reading and undergraduate the consent form. Obtained data were entered in Microsoft excel for cleaning, then transferred to STATA for analysis. <br/><br/>Results: More than half of the sample populations 180 (53.73%) confess on the use of topical corticosteroids. The most used steroid was betamethasone cream 96 (53.93%) the main reason leading to the use of tropical corticosteroid was treatment of acne whereby 80 (43.24%) students used steroids for treatment of acne. <br/><br/>Conclusion: Topical corticosteroids are highly misused drugs, with high over the counter sales its advised drug authority to take appropriate action upon their unethical use, and more knowledge to be given on the adverse effects associated with misuse of steroids. <br/> |
| 600 ## - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME | |
| General subdivision | Pharmacy |
| 9 (RLIN) | 26693 |
| General subdivision | Microbiology & Immunology |
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| 9 (RLIN) | 19663 |
| 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 | 12/10/2021 | UD2411 | 12/10/2021 | 12/10/2021 | UNDERGRADUATE DISSERTATIONS |