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.