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Self-medication on the students of the school of health from Polytechnic Institute of Bragança

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dc.contributor.authorCastro, Cristiana
dc.contributor.authorMartins, Joana
dc.contributor.authorNunes, Miranda
dc.contributor.authorSousa, Filomena
dc.contributor.authorAntão, Celeste
dc.date.accessioned2016-10-11T15:36:19Z
dc.date.available2016-10-11T15:36:19Z
dc.date.issued2016
dc.description.abstractThe self-medicatíon is a phenomenon more and more frequent and used for several years already, and tts incidence and dlstribution are related wtth the organizatíon and health system of each country. Following Medeiros thoughts (2011), this practíce conststs in the consumptíon of a medicine with the purpose of treating or relieving the symptoms and diseases or even promote self health, without using a professional prescription. Methods: With thts study, we intend to find the self-medication practice incidence on the students in the School of Health of Polytechnic Institute of Bragança (ESSa), identify the motives that lead these students to resort to this methods and identify the most used medicatíons. lt's a transversal descriptive, observational and quantítative study. To obtain the best results it was applied a questíonnaire built for that purpose. The statístícs analyses was made using Excel program. Our sample hás 219 students of the School of Health from Polytechntc Instítute of Bragança. Results: The studied sample includes 194 female and 25 male students distributed as follows: 36 frequenting Biomedical Laboratory Sdences, 26 Dietetics and Nutrition, 99 Nursing, 33 Gerontology and 22 studying Pharmacy. The self-medicatíon prevalence was 98%. The most used medicines was the analgesics and antipyretics with 86%. The most prevalent reason for the use of self-medicatíon was the thought that the disease was a "minor health issue". It was also considered a risky practice by 77% of the students. Conclusions: The self-medication is an evident practíce on the ESSa students. This results reveal some contradiction stnce the most consider 1t as a risky practíce, however it is, stíll, practíced.pt_PT
dc.identifier.citationCastro, Cristiana; Martins, Joana; Nunes, Miranda; Sousa, Filomena; Antão, Celeste (2016). Self-medication on the students of the school of health from Polytechnic Institute of Bragança. Atención Primaria. ISSN 0212-6567. 48 (espec. cong 1), p. 115-115pt_PT
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10198/13392
dc.language.isoengpt_PT
dc.peerreviewedyespt_PT
dc.publisherElsevierpt_PT
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/pt_PT
dc.subjectSelf-medicatíonpt_PT
dc.subjectHealthpt_PT
dc.subjectStudentspt_PT
dc.subjectMedicinespt_PT
dc.subjectHigher educatíonpt_PT
dc.titleSelf-medication on the students of the school of health from Polytechnic Institute of Bragançapt_PT
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oaire.citation.endPage115pt_PT
oaire.citation.startPage115pt_PT
oaire.citation.title3rd World Congress of Health Researchpt_PT
person.familyNameAntão
person.givenNameCeleste
person.identifierX-5933-2018
person.identifier.ciencia-idD31A-8175-5254
person.identifier.orcid0000-0003-1721-5836
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