Self-Medication in University Students from the City of Mansoura, Egypt

Table 2

Reasons for self-medication among medical and nonmedical students.

System		%
Respiratory
Cold	561	70.1
Sore throat	286	35.8
Cough	227	28.4
Gastrointestinal
Intestinal colic	258	32.2
Diarrhea	225	28.1
Constipation	201	25.1
Heartburn	172	21.5
Vomiting	154	19.2
Poor digestion	104	13.0
Liver problems	39	4.9
Pain & musculoskeletal
Cramps	248	31.0
Toothache	164	20.5
Muscle pain	64	8.0
Earache	45	5.6
Neurological
Headache	471	58.9
Sickness	125	15.6
Sleep disorders	64	8.0
Lack of attention	28	3.5
Anxiety	20	2.5
Tiredness	17	2.1
Others
Allergy	60	7.5
Fever	41	5.1
Urinary tract infection	24	3.0
Weight loss	23	2.9
Skin rash	22	2.8
The self-medicated drugs solved the symptom	473	59.1
Total	800