Knowledge, Attitude and Practice of Paracetamol among Information Technology Students in NAPATA College 2021
Knowledge, Attitude and Practice of Paracetamol among Information Technology Students in NAPATA College 2021
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Date
2021
Authors
Omnia Awad Hassan Mohamed
Nmarig Hatim Mohamed Othman
Fatima Abbas Musa Khogaly
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Napata College
Abstract
Introduction:
Paracetamol is a drug that relives pain. They are widely used and generally safe but some people consume excessive quantities that lead to side effects. While overdose of Paracetamol produce severe fatal liver damage
Objectives:
-To determine knowledge of Paracetamol toxicity among IT student in Napata collage at 2021.
-To identify attitude of Paracetamol toxicity among IT student in Napata collage at 2021.
-To assess Practice of Paracetamol toxicity among IT student in Napata collage at 2021.
Methods:
A descriptive cross sectional study was conducted among IT students in Napata collage-Khartoum at 2021. One hundred and seventy students were randomly selected and interviewed. A structured questionnaire to assess the Knowledge, attitude and practice of the students regarding paracetamol use was used.
Statistical analysis:
Data was analyzed using the Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS) version 23.
Results:
The total sample was 170 students; it was predominantly females (68% females and 32% males). The mean age was 21 years (SD±1.9). Only a quarter (11%) of the respondents had good total knowledge regarding. More than three quarters (79%) of the students agree that paracetamol overdose can cause death. Half (41%) of the students agree that taking multidrug containing paracetamol is not safe. Eighty one per cent of the students who took paracetamol, headache was the most common cause for using paracetamol (88%), and both the pharmacy and the supermarket
were the most common sources for paracetamol. Of all the students who took paracetamol in the last month 85% did that without prescription i.e. with self-prescription 25% of them did that to avoid time loss.
Conclusion:
Most of the students had poor knowledge about paracetamol. Most students have good general attitude but most of them had poor attitude regarding self-prescription. Headache was the most common cause of taking paracetamol and both the pharmacy and supermarket were the most common sources to obtain paracetamol.