Original Research Article A Cross-Sectional Study on Self Medication among Nursing Students in

Background: Self-medication is widely practiced throughout the world. There are limited studies regarding the prevalence of self-medication practices among nursing students. Objective: To determine the self medication practices among nursing college students. Materials and methods: Cross-sectional study involving all the students in a nursing college in Mandya. Data was collected using a pretested, structured questionnaire. Results: Prevalence of self-medication was 65.18%. Majority of them had used allopathic medicines (80.8%), most common reasons for self medication were fever, headache and cough/cold. Conclusion: Self-medication practices were higher among the nursing students in the present study