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SELF -MEDICATION PRACTICE AMONG MEDICAL STUDENTS IN A TERTIARY CARE MEDICAL COLLEGE IN NORTH INDIA

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This study was undertaken to determine the knowledge, attitude & practice of self medication among M.B.B.S students of all the years of NIMS Medical College, Jaipur, Rajasthan. This study was an anonymous, questionnaire-based, descriptive study. A self-developed, pre-validated questionnaire consisting of both open-ended and close-ended questions was filled by 1st, 2nd, 3rd & 4th year M.B.B.S students. Data was reviewed, organized and summarized as counts and percentages and evaluated using the Chi-square test and p-value of <0.05 was considered statistically significant.

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