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Online Publishing Date:
05 / 01 / 2022

 


Self-medication among Saudi students and adolescents: a systematic review

Fahad Khalawi, Faisal Alghashmari, Bassam Tomihi, Asmaa Abdullah Moafa, Majidah Abdulrahman Ghawi, Elaf Makki.


Abstract
Self-medication (SM) involves the administration of medication to treat symptoms or complications with no medical prescription, depending on the experience or knowledge of the individual. SM can result in severe consequences due to allergy to medications and medication interactions that the individual does not know. The present study aimed at assessing the prevalence and practice of SM among Saudi students and adolescents by reviewing the previous Saudi studies conducted on this subject. The medical literature explored PubMed and Google scholar databases from 2015 to 2021. The included searching terms were a combination of “SM and Saudi students,” “SM and Prevalence,” “SM and Saudi Adolescents,” and “Saudi prevalence and SM.” The inclusion criteria included original articles conducted on Saudi students and adolescents and full text articles. A total of 70 articles were obtained. Only nine articles were eligible for the inclusion criteria. The nine studies included a total number of 3,265 participants and covered seven regions of Saudi Arabia. Analgesics were the most commonly used medication, and the main cause for SM was a headache, whereas the significant purpose of practicing SM was saving time. SM is highly prevalent and practiced by Saudi students and adolescents; practicing SM was also high regardless of the participants’ specialty; it was also high among medical students.

Key words: Self-medication, Saudi students, Saudi adolescents, prevalence, practice


 
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Khalawi F, Alghashmari F, Tomihi B, Moafa AA, Ghawi MA, Makki E. Self-medication among Saudi students and adolescents: a systematic review. IJMDC. 2022; 6(2): 385-393. doi:10.24911/IJMDC.51-1638826141


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Khalawi F, Alghashmari F, Tomihi B, Moafa AA, Ghawi MA, Makki E. Self-medication among Saudi students and adolescents: a systematic review. https://www.ijmdc.com/?mno=40149 [Access: March 26, 2024]. doi:10.24911/IJMDC.51-1638826141


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Khalawi F, Alghashmari F, Tomihi B, Moafa AA, Ghawi MA, Makki E. Self-medication among Saudi students and adolescents: a systematic review. IJMDC. 2022; 6(2): 385-393. doi:10.24911/IJMDC.51-1638826141



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Khalawi F, Alghashmari F, Tomihi B, Moafa AA, Ghawi MA, Makki E. Self-medication among Saudi students and adolescents: a systematic review. IJMDC. (2022), [cited March 26, 2024]; 6(2): 385-393. doi:10.24911/IJMDC.51-1638826141



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Khalawi, F., Alghashmari, . F., Tomihi, . B., Moafa, . A. A., Ghawi, . M. A. & Makki, . E. (2022) Self-medication among Saudi students and adolescents: a systematic review. IJMDC, 6 (2), 385-393. doi:10.24911/IJMDC.51-1638826141



Turabian Style

Khalawi, Fahad, Faisal Alghashmari, Bassam Tomihi, Asmaa Abdullah Moafa, Majidah Abdulrahman Ghawi, and Elaf Makki. 2022. Self-medication among Saudi students and adolescents: a systematic review. International Journal of Medicine in Developing Countries, 6 (2), 385-393. doi:10.24911/IJMDC.51-1638826141



Chicago Style

Khalawi, Fahad, Faisal Alghashmari, Bassam Tomihi, Asmaa Abdullah Moafa, Majidah Abdulrahman Ghawi, and Elaf Makki. "Self-medication among Saudi students and adolescents: a systematic review." International Journal of Medicine in Developing Countries 6 (2022), 385-393. doi:10.24911/IJMDC.51-1638826141



MLA (The Modern Language Association) Style

Khalawi, Fahad, Faisal Alghashmari, Bassam Tomihi, Asmaa Abdullah Moafa, Majidah Abdulrahman Ghawi, and Elaf Makki. "Self-medication among Saudi students and adolescents: a systematic review." International Journal of Medicine in Developing Countries 6.2 (2022), 385-393. Print. doi:10.24911/IJMDC.51-1638826141



APA (American Psychological Association) Style

Khalawi, F., Alghashmari, . F., Tomihi, . B., Moafa, . A. A., Ghawi, . M. A. & Makki, . E. (2022) Self-medication among Saudi students and adolescents: a systematic review. International Journal of Medicine in Developing Countries, 6 (2), 385-393. doi:10.24911/IJMDC.51-1638826141





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