Does Increasing Health Literacy Reduce Self-medication? A Case Study of Hamadan University of Medical Sciences
محل انتشار: مجله آموزش و سلامت جامعه، دوره: 9، شماره: 4
سال انتشار: 1401
نوع سند: مقاله ژورنالی
زبان: انگلیسی
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چکیده مقاله:
Background: Self-medication is one of the challenging issues in health care systems. Health literacy
seems to be an important factor in self-medication behaviors. The aim of this study was to investigate
the relationship between health literacy and self-medication among undergraduate students of Hamadan
University of Medical Sciences.
Methods: Using a cross-sectional survey method, this descriptive-analytical study was conducted in
۲۰۲۰. Among ۲۶۰۰ undergraduate students of Hamadan University of Medical Sciences, including nonclinical
students, ۳۳۵ people were selected by the convenience sampling technique. Data were collected
using two questionnaires, including a standard health literacy questionnaire and a researcher-made selfmedication
questionnaire. The linear regression model was employed to analyze data by SPSS, version ۲۳.
Results: The results revealed that ۱۷۴ people (۵۲%) of the statistical population were women, and there
is a significant difference between males and females in terms of self-medication (P = ۰.۰۲۲). The effect of
gender on self-medication was statistically significant (P = ۰.۰۱۳), and self-medication decreased slightly
more with increasing health literacy in males than in females. In general, without considering gender,
the relationship between health literacy and self-medication was statistically significant (P = ۰.۰۰۷), while
health literacy had a negative relationship with self-medication.
Conclusion: Health literacy among students was at an adequate level, and their level of self-medication is
high. Health literacy as a factor affecting the capacity for decision-making and action in the field of health
has a significant relationship with self-medication behavior. Therefore, due to its negative consequences,
it is necessary to take measures to reduce this social phenomenon.
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نویسندگان
Mohamad Reza Amiri
Department of Medical Library and Information Sciences School of Paramedicine, Hamadan University of Medical Sciences, Hamadan, Iran
Hossein Vakilimofrad
Department of Medical Library and Information Sciences School of Paramedicine, Hamadan University of Medical Sciences, Hamadan, Iran
Farideh Rostami
Department of Medical Library and Information Sciences School of Paramedicine, Hamadan University of Medical Sciences, Hamadan, Iran
Samad Moslehi
Department of Biostatistics, School of Public Health, Hamadan University of Medical Sciences, Hamadan, Iran