ÖZET
Amaç:
Bu çalışma, Türkiye’de Süleyman Demirel Üniversitesi Eczacılık Fakültesi öğrencilerinin kendi kendine ilaç kullanımı konusundaki bilgi, tutum ve uygulamalarını değerlendirmeyi amaçlamaktadır.
Yöntemler:
Bu kesitsel çevrimiçi anket çalışması, 22 Eylül-22 Ekim 2022 tarihleri arasında Süleyman Demirel Üniversitesi Eczacılık Fakültesi öğrencilerinin kendi kendine ilaç kullanımlarına ilişkin bilgi, tutum ve uygulamalarını araştırma amacıyla yapılmıştır.
Bulgular:
Anketler 336 öğrenci (%76) tarafından cevaplanmıştır. Öğrencilerin çoğu (%79,2) kendi kendine ilaç kullanımını doğru tanımlamıştır. Öğrencilerin %9,5’i kendi kendine ilaç kullanımının kişisel bakımın bir parçası olduğunu belirtmiştir. Öğrencilerin sadece %4,2’si kendi kendine ilaç kullanımını başkalarına tavsiye ettiğini bildirmiştir. Kız öğrencilerin kendi kendine ilaç kullanımı konusunda erkek öğrencilere göre daha iyi bilgi düzeyine ve daha fazla olumsuz tutuma sahip oldukları görülmüştür (p<0,05). Öğrencilerin yaklaşık %79’u son 6 ayda kendi kendine ilaç kullandığını belirtmiştir. Katılımcıların yaklaşık yarısı (%54,4) son 6 ayda reçetesiz ağrı kesici aldığını belirtmiştir. Öğrenciler son 6 ayda sırasıyla baş ağrısı (%36,3), soğuk algınlığı (%14,8) ve adet sorunları (%10,4) için reçetesiz ilaç kullandıklarını beyan etmişlerdir.
Sonuç:
Öğrencilerin çoğu kendi kendine ilaç kullanımı hakkında iyi bilgiye sahiptir, ancak çoğunluğunun olumsuz tutumları vardır. Ayrıca kendi kendine ilaç tedavisi bu öğrenciler arasında yaygındır. Eczacılar halk sağlığı sistemine önemli katkılarda bulunurlar. Eczacılık öğrencileri, geleceğin eczacıları olarak sorumlu “kendi kendine ilaç kullanımı” konusunda eğitim almaya devam etmelidir.
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