Self-Medication Practices among University Students during the COVID-19 Pandemic

Halim, Steven Victoria and Kumala, Stefany Marcellia and Sharifah, Fatichatus and Setiawan, Eko and Setiadi, Antonius Adji Prayitno (2025) Self-Medication Practices among University Students during the COVID-19 Pandemic. Sciences of Pharmacy, 4 (4). pp. 251-260. ISSN 2830-7046; E-ISSN 2830-7259

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Abstract

Self-medication is a treatment effort often undertaken by students, especially when the burden on healthcare services increases due to the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. Nevertheless, up to five years after the onset of the global pandemic caused by the SARS-CoV-2 virus, no empirical evidence has been found to elucidate the self-medication practice among students in Indonesia. This observational study with a cross-sectional design aimed to identify students' self-medication practices at a university during the second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic. The research data was collected online using a questionnaire (Google Form). The questionnaire used consisted of two parts: student characteristics and student self-medication practices. A total of 1,019 students were involved in this study. The most used drugs for self- medication by students were vitamins/multivitamins (91.66%) and analgesics (64.57%). Most medicines used by students were obtained from pharmacies (88.71%), while information related to drugs was obtained from recommendations from friends and family members (72.72%). The primary consideration that prompted students to self-medicate during the COVID-19 era was the easy access to medicines (83.81%). Students' self-medication practices during a health service delivery crisis can be irrational. As this study was conducted within a single institution using a specific sampling approach, the findings should be regarded as context-specific rather than broadly generalizable

Item Type:	Article
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Self-medication, Healthcare delivery crisis, COVID-19, University students
Subjects:	R Medicine > R Medicine (General)
Divisions:	Faculty of Pharmacy > Department of Pharmacy
Depositing User:	STEVEN VICTORIA HALIM
Date Deposited:	07 Nov 2025 08:10
Last Modified:	07 Nov 2025 08:10
URI:	http://repository.ubaya.ac.id/id/eprint/49768

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