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A study to assess the Attitude and Practices of self-medication among Health and Non-healthcare Undergraduate Students.

A comparative study to assess the attitude and self-reported practices of self-medication among the healthcare and non-healthcare undergraduate students of selected institutions of a University in Udupi District, Karnataka.

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Observational
Source
CTRI
Registry ID
CTRI/2020/02/023276
Enrollment
824
Registered
2020-02-12
Start date
Unknown
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2021-11-24

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Conditions

None listed

Interventions

Control Intervention1: NA: NA

Sponsors

None listed

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Healthcare and non-healthcare undergraduate students. Undergraduate students who are willing to participate in the study.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Students who are not available during data collection period.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Attitude and self-reported practices of self-medication.Timepoint: 8 weeks—

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Age, gender, course of study, type of family, qualification of parents, presence of health professionals in the family, awareness on over the counter medicine, source of information on medication. Timepoint: 8 weeks—

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactMrs Pratibha Kamath

Manipal College of Nursing, MAHE, Manipal

prima.jj@manipal.edu9986244210

Outcome results

None listed

Source: CTRI (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026