scholarly journals Perfil de uso de medicamentos e automedicação, em uma população universitária, frente a pandemia da Covid-19 / Profile of use of medicines and self-medication, in a university population, in front of Covid-19 pandemic

2021 ◽  
Vol 7 (7) ◽  
pp. 73772-73784
Author(s):  
Eder Aleksandro Andrade ◽  
Vanessa Generale Moreno ◽  
Mariana Aparecida Lopes -Ortiz
2021 ◽  
Vol 20 (2) ◽  
pp. 531-556
Author(s):  
Haidy Oviedo Cordoba ◽  
Carolina Elena Cortina Navarro ◽  
Javier Andres Osorio Coronel ◽  
Sandra Marcela Romero Torres

La automedicación forma parte del autocuidado y es considerada como un recurso de salud pública primaria en el sistema de atención de la salud. Objetivo: Determinar la prevalencia y patrones de consumo que influyen en la automedicación de los estudiantes de la Universidad del Magdalena Métodos: El estudio corresponde a una investigación de carácter descriptivo, de corte transversal, y enfoque cuantitativo; la muestra se determinó por conglomerados, conformada por 312 estudiantes activos matriculados en pregrado de la Universidad del Magdalena de la ciudad de Santa Marta. Resultados: La práctica de la automedicación se vio reflejado en un 97%; los motivos por los cuales se automedican los estudiantes tienen relación con la aparición de síntomas tales como el dolor y síntomas gripales, los cuales son tratados a partir del consumo de medicamentos tipo analgésicos, antiinflamatorios, con una prevalencia del 84,26%. El principal motivo para automedicarse se relaciona con la levedad de los sintomas; el consejo de familiares en un 46,87% refleja su fuente de información; existe influencia por la publicidad especialmente televisión e internet; finalmente el 71% tiene conocimiento de las consecuencias que acarrea el automedicarse.Conclusiones: La práctica de la automedicación en la población universitaria es alta; los factores influyentes se relacionan con aparición de sintomas, el consejo de familiares, la influencia de la publicidad, la levedad de los sintomas y la falta de tiempo para visitar al médico. Self-medication is part f self-care and is considered as a primary public health resource in the health care system. Objective: To determine the prevalence and consumption patterns that influence the automation of the students of the Universidad del Magdalena. Methods: The study corresponds to a descriptive cross-sectional and quantitative approach investigation; the sample was determined by conglomerates, made up of 312 active students enrolled in undergraduate studies at the Universidad del Magdalena the city of the Santa Marta. Results: The practice of self-medication was reflected in 97%; the reasons for which the students self-medicate are related to the appearance of symptoms stories, such as pain and flu-like symptoms, which are treated from the consumption at analgesic, anti-inflammatory drugs with prevalence of 84,26%.The main reason for self-medication is related to the mildness of the symptoms; the council of relatives in 46,87% reflects their source of information; there is influence by advertising especially television and internet; finally 71% are aware of the consequences of self -medication. Conclusions: The practice of self-medication in the University population is high; influencing factors are related to the appearance of symptoms the advice of relatives, the influence of advertising the mildness of symptoms and lack of the time to visit the doctor.


2011 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jamie Graceffo ◽  
Caitlin Chun-Kennedy ◽  
Jeffrey A. Hayes

2012 ◽  
Vol 2 (8) ◽  
pp. 364-369
Author(s):  
Alpesh J Patel ◽  
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Chetna K Desai ◽  
Mira K Desai ◽  
M.P. Patel M.P. Patel ◽  
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2019 ◽  
Vol 13 (3) ◽  
pp. 38-42
Author(s):  
Manjunath S Nekar ◽  
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Maneesha Godbole ◽  
D D Bant ◽  
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Author(s):  
Yuliya M. Beglyakova ◽  
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Aleksander S. Shchirskii ◽  

The article analyses the accessibility of medical facilities in rural areas of modern Russia and the specifics of their organization and development. The authors reveal causes why rural residents have much less opportunities to seek quality medical care than urban ones, what leads to a disparity between the inhabitants of the city and the village. The thesis is substantiated that state programmes that should make health services accessible to the rural population to a greater extent do not cope with the task at hand. An attempt is made to highlight the public’s response to the existing disparity in the health services of the villagers compared to urban dwellers. Such a reaction can be considered an outflow of people from rural areas, and an increase in self-medication among rural people as a result of the difficulty in obtaining health services. The decrease in the number of treatment facilities in rural areas leads to a deterioration in the medicine situation in rural areas. That, according to the authors of the article, justifies the need to study the issues associated with the provision of medical care to the rural population.


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