Health seeking behavior towards minor ailments among universitystudents in Malaysia (Record no. 16306)
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| 9 (RLIN) | 16005 |
| Author | Tan, Li-Ying |
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| Title | Health seeking behavior towards minor ailments among universitystudents in Malaysia |
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| Volume, Issue number | Vol.13(1) |
| 260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. | |
| Place of publication, distribution, etc. | M P |
| Name of publisher, distributor, etc. | Innovare Academic Sciences Pvt Ltd |
| Year | 2021 |
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| Pagination | 39-43p. |
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| Summary, etc. | Objective: Thisstudy wasconducted to identify the types of minor ailmentsencountered by university students in Malaysia and the action taken in response to these ailments.Methods: A cross-sectional study wasconducted on undergraduate students from the various faculties in amajorprivate and a public university in Malaysia. A researcher stationed at different areas of the universitiestorecruit respondents. If the student agreed to participate, he/she would sign a consent form and then self-filleda structured questionnaire. Results: Of the 856 respondents included in this study, 68.6% were femaleand 60.6% rated their health status as ‘good’ or ‘very good’. During the onemonth period prior to the study, 87.4% of the respondents encountered at least one minor ailment. The five most common minor ailments encountered were headache(58.1%), common cold(42.8%), sorethroat(42.6%),cough(40.3%)and back pain(27.6%). The main actions takenwere rest at homeandself-medication. The most common drug used for the treatment of minor ailments was paracetamol(49% of the respondents).Other drugs were used by less than 10% of the respondents. The main source of information was from parents (63.7%), followed by doctors (59.9%), internet (57.9%), pharmacists (33.9%) and friends (33.5%).Conclusion: Headache is more common among university students compared to the general population. Further studiesare requiredto understand the cause of headache among this population. |
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| 9 (RLIN) | 4639 |
| Topical term or geographic name entry element | PHARMACEUTICS |
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| 9 (RLIN) | 16006 |
| Co-Author | Chua, Siew Siang |
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| Title | International journal of pharmacy and pharmaceutical science |
| International Standard Serial Number | 2656-0097 |
| Place, publisher, and date of publication | Bhopal Innovare Academic Sciences Pvt Ltd |
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| URL | https://innovareacademics.in/journals/index.php/ijpps/article/view/39596/24303 |
| Link text | Click here |
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| Dewey Decimal Classification | School of Pharmacy | School of Pharmacy | Archieval Section | 09/02/2022 | 2022-0449 | 09/02/2022 | 09/02/2022 | Articles Abstract Database |