Cinematic Conversations: Exploring Self-Medication in the Lives of Muslim Female University Students

Abstract

Self-medication refers to the consumption of illicit drugs and medicine by an individual to resolve primal health problems through the cheapest and effective way as possible, without the consultant of any pharmacist. The after mates of self-medication could be harmful has it tends to cure disease like cough headache and physical pain from the body temporarily but frequent use of these remedies could result in a drastic disability in the body ranging from unconsciousness till permanent side effects. Self-medication is determined as the self-care of oneself by consuming drugs and medicine to ensure health and health care system to a wide extend. It’s an aspect that is largely depended upon the factors like its socio- economic status, life style, urban and rural areas its stand upon and the most important factor for the implementation of consumption of medicine among youth is the convenience Self-medication is a process used worldwide as the rate of consumption of medicine by own choice increases day by day. It is observed that the state suffering from under privileged resources and economy tends to save its financial wealth by self-medicating and under mining certain strategies to overcome low cost diseases, however Muslims states suffers with certain diseases, as the resources provided to them are either available or at a risk to take but even Islam permit Muslims to eat anything to escape severe death. The main aim of this paper would be to clarify the main cause and effect of the intake or use of illicit drug on female students in Karachi through assuming the usage of medicine both allopathic and homeopathic intake of medicines as households remedies The testimonial pattern of the research would be rank through percentage method and questionnaire would be based on descriptive level covering observation from university (girls) between the ages of 18 to 25 or approx.