Measuring Medical Students’ Awareness of Rational Drug Use and Assessing Associated Factors
Aim: This study aimed to measure Selcuk University Medical Faculty (SUMF) students’ levels of awareness of rational drug use (RDU) in adults and to assess related factors. Material and Methods: The data for this descriptive, cross-sectional study derived from an online questionnaire completed by SU...
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| author | Faruk Çiçekci Büşra Poçan Yusuf Emre Tavlı Mustafa Kurağ Ayşe Kamış Aleyna Betül Kakat Hatice Beyza İnan Dilara Aylin Koyuncu Burak Ayyıldız Berna Poçan |
| author_facet | Faruk Çiçekci Büşra Poçan Yusuf Emre Tavlı Mustafa Kurağ Ayşe Kamış Aleyna Betül Kakat Hatice Beyza İnan Dilara Aylin Koyuncu Burak Ayyıldız Berna Poçan |
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| description | Aim: This study aimed to measure Selcuk University Medical Faculty (SUMF) students’ levels of awareness of rational drug use (RDU) in adults and to assess related factors.
Material and Methods: The data for this descriptive, cross-sectional study derived from an online questionnaire completed by SUMF students; the questionnaire employed a sociodemographic survey form and the Rational Drug Use Scale. Statistical analysis was conducted using SPSS software, and a p-value of <.05 was considered statistically significant.
Results: Four hundred and forty-six students (51.1% women, 48.9% men) participated in this study. The results show that awareness of correct usage was higher in women than in men (p=.10) and that awareness of the correct drug (p=.03), correct usage (p=.02), and RDU (p=.07) was higher in post-clinical students than in preclinical students. Awareness of correct information (p=.08), the correct drug (p=.30), correct usage (p=.09), and RDU (p=.02) was higher in students who took RDU education than in those who did not. Awareness of correct information (p=.18), correct use (p=.20), and RDU (p=.15) was also higher in students who considered RDU education necessary than in those who did not.
Conclusion: Irrational drug use has negative effects on the health sector and the economy. The results of this research indicate that students’ RDU awareness levels should be improved. To broaden awareness of RDU, practices such as lectures and seminars should be implemented in schools, and advertisements and programs that encourage unnecessary drug use should be limited in the media, such as the internet and TV. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-ca01afe009164dd1bb8f061167f8e3ba2023-09-12T06:30:14ZengSelçuk UniversityGenel Tıp Dergisi2602-37412023-06-0133334735110.54005/geneltip.1199429154Measuring Medical Students’ Awareness of Rational Drug Use and Assessing Associated FactorsFaruk Çiçekci0Büşra Poçan1Yusuf Emre Tavlı2Mustafa Kurağ3Ayşe Kamış4Aleyna Betül Kakat5Hatice Beyza İnan6Dilara Aylin Koyuncu7Burak Ayyıldız8Berna Poçan9SELCUK UNIVERSITYSELCUK UNIVERSITYSELCUK UNIVERSITYSELCUK UNIVERSITYSELCUK UNIVERSITYSELCUK UNIVERSITYSELCUK UNIVERSITYSELCUK UNIVERSITYSELCUK UNIVERSITYSELCUK UNIVERSITYAim: This study aimed to measure Selcuk University Medical Faculty (SUMF) students’ levels of awareness of rational drug use (RDU) in adults and to assess related factors. Material and Methods: The data for this descriptive, cross-sectional study derived from an online questionnaire completed by SUMF students; the questionnaire employed a sociodemographic survey form and the Rational Drug Use Scale. Statistical analysis was conducted using SPSS software, and a p-value of <.05 was considered statistically significant. Results: Four hundred and forty-six students (51.1% women, 48.9% men) participated in this study. The results show that awareness of correct usage was higher in women than in men (p=.10) and that awareness of the correct drug (p=.03), correct usage (p=.02), and RDU (p=.07) was higher in post-clinical students than in preclinical students. Awareness of correct information (p=.08), the correct drug (p=.30), correct usage (p=.09), and RDU (p=.02) was higher in students who took RDU education than in those who did not. Awareness of correct information (p=.18), correct use (p=.20), and RDU (p=.15) was also higher in students who considered RDU education necessary than in those who did not. Conclusion: Irrational drug use has negative effects on the health sector and the economy. The results of this research indicate that students’ RDU awareness levels should be improved. To broaden awareness of RDU, practices such as lectures and seminars should be implemented in schools, and advertisements and programs that encourage unnecessary drug use should be limited in the media, such as the internet and TV.https://dergipark.org.tr/tr/download/article-file/2751296akılcı ilaç kullanımıfarkındalıktıp eğitimirational drug usemedical educationawareness |
| spellingShingle | Faruk Çiçekci Büşra Poçan Yusuf Emre Tavlı Mustafa Kurağ Ayşe Kamış Aleyna Betül Kakat Hatice Beyza İnan Dilara Aylin Koyuncu Burak Ayyıldız Berna Poçan Measuring Medical Students’ Awareness of Rational Drug Use and Assessing Associated Factors Genel Tıp Dergisi akılcı ilaç kullanımı farkındalık tıp eğitimi rational drug use medical education awareness |
| title | Measuring Medical Students’ Awareness of Rational Drug Use and Assessing Associated Factors |
| title_full | Measuring Medical Students’ Awareness of Rational Drug Use and Assessing Associated Factors |
| title_fullStr | Measuring Medical Students’ Awareness of Rational Drug Use and Assessing Associated Factors |
| title_full_unstemmed | Measuring Medical Students’ Awareness of Rational Drug Use and Assessing Associated Factors |
| title_short | Measuring Medical Students’ Awareness of Rational Drug Use and Assessing Associated Factors |
| title_sort | measuring medical students awareness of rational drug use and assessing associated factors |
| topic | akılcı ilaç kullanımı farkındalık tıp eğitimi rational drug use medical education awareness |
| url | https://dergipark.org.tr/tr/download/article-file/2751296 |
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