Health Media Information on Self-Medication Use: Knowledge, Attitude and Practices

Self-medication is a common practice worldwide, and inappropriate drug use is a significant source of concern that resulted from misinformation about medication use acquired from television, newspaper, the internet, social media,and radio station. This study aimed to assess the level of knowledge, attitude, andpractices among 3rd-year medical students from Liceo de Cagayan University anddetermine the influence of these variables on the health-media information on self- medication.   A   descriptive-correlation and causal research study were conducted with a total computed sample size of 209 using a stratified random samplingtechnique. The most common sources of health-related information were obtainedfrom medical professionals followed by textbooks, and social media, in whichinternet sources equally impact the medical knowledge of the population acquiredfrom textbooks. It has been recorded that medical students have a good level ofknowledge, favorable behavior, and appropriate self-medication practice thatinfluences their health-media information on self-medication. In addition, healthmediainformation on self-medication use has showna significantly moderaterelationshipwith the knowledge,attitude, and practices of medical students, inwhichthe levelof attitude of medical students is the most critical predictorvariable thatinfluences their health-media information on self-medicating.

Keywords: health-media information, self-medication, knowledge, attitude,practices, medical students