A COMPARATIVE STUDY OF THE PREVALENCE OF SELF-MEDICATION AMONG NIGERIAN UNDERGRADUATES

The current studys objectivewas to investigate the prevalence of self-medication among university undergraduates and compare the practice of self-medication between school residents and home residents. Three hundred and twenty-six (n=326) undergraduates pooled from three tertiary institutions in Nigeria participated in the study. The participants completed a self-report measure assessing their engagement in self-medication. The result showed that 64.4% of the participants had practiced self-medication, while 34.6% did not participate in self-medication. Also, an independent t-test analysis revealed that self-medication is prevalent among school residents.