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This study aims to assess the prevalence and factors influencing self-medication among higher education students in Pakistan.

August 3, 2026BMC Public HealthOpen Access

Self-medication among higher education students: prevalence, risk factors, and health information-seeking behaviours

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ASAbdul SamiPir Mehr Ali Shah Arid Agriculture University RTRashid TahirTaibah University MBMuhammad Tariq BakhshiAga Khan University

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Cross-sectional study finds high self-medication prevalence and digital health resource usage among university students, suggesting needed public health interventions.

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This study aims to assess the prevalence and factors influencing self-medication among higher education students in Pakistan.
Conducted a cross-sectional multicenter study across Pakistan with 1346 students.
Utilized a structured 28-item questionnaire for data collection.
Employed convenience sampling technique to gather information on self-medication behaviors.
Overall self-medication prevalence was 59.88% among higher education students.
Self-medication was significantly higher among students aged > 21 (63.79%, AOR = 1.18, 95% CI 1.03–1.40, p = 0.011).
Health sciences students had higher self-medication knowledge but poorer practices compared to non-health sciences students (M: 4.39, p < 0.001; M: 3.53, p = 0.004).

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Sami et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a70402275942ff7265e4cb1 https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-026-28846-4

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Cross-sectional study finds high self-medication prevalence and digital health resource usage among university students, suggesting needed public health interventions.

Self-medication among higher education students: prevalence, risk factors, and health information-seeking behaviours

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