Knowledge, Attitude and practice of students of medical and none medical sciences about self-medication in Lorestan in 2013

Introduction & Self-medication is one of the most health social problem specially more important in student illustration behavior for society. The purpose of this study was to determine knowledge, attitude and practice about self medication in student of medical and non medical science in lorestan. This is an analytical and cross-sectional study that carried out on 600 student of medical and none medical in lorestan university in 2013. Sample procedure was systematic random. Data collecting with questionnaire including knowledge, attitude and the checklist of practice health worker about self-medication. For analyzing the data we used the analysis of Variance، Pearson Correlation and considering significant values of P<0/05. The mean age of student of medical and none medical was 22. 9± 2. 2 and 21. 2±2. 4 years respectively and don’t significant difference observed (P=0. 151). The mean knowledge was 84. 8±15. 4 and 61. 5 ±14. 2 respectively and significant observed (P=0. 001). The mean attitude 69. 8±14. 3 and 65. 3±13. 2 respectively and no significant observed (P=0. 365). The mean performance of the medical and non-medical students about self-medication was 86. 1±15. 6 and 68. 3± 13. 1 respectively, which was higher score in medical student and significant difference (p 0. 001). The prevalence of self-medication among the student was very high beside high level of knowledge and attitude therefore a necessarily a program for changing the habits of subject to refer to physician when illness.