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RESUMO - A automedicação é uma prática habitual nos dias de hoje,
sendo definida como uma forma comum de auto-atenção à
saúde, consistindo no consumo de um produto sem prescrição
médica.
Este estudo teve como objectivo determinar a prevalência
da automedicação nos alunos que frequentam o ensino
superior público no Distrito de Bragança. Os dados foram
recolhidos através de um questionário durante o mês de
Novembro de 2008. A amostra é constituída por 225 indivíduos,
de uma população total de 4168 alunos. Os dados
foram sujeitos a tratamento estatístico através do programa
SPSS 16.0 (Statistical Package for Social Sciences).
A prevalência da automedicação é de 90,7% e destes apenas
117 (57,4%) têm conhecimentos sobre os efeitos adversos
dos medicamentos. As principais razões que levaram à
automedicação foram as dores em geral, principalmente, a
dor de cabeça, a febre, as tonturas e o sono. Os medicamentos
mais utilizados foram o Paracetamol (Ben-u-ron) e o
Ibuprofeno (Brufen).
ABSTRACT - The self-medication is a normal practice today, defined as a common form of self-health care, consisting in the consumption of a product without a medical prescription. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the self-medication level in the Bragança Polytechnic Institute students’ population. A cross-sectional survey was carried out in a probabilistic sample including 225 individuals, from a total population of 4168 students, during November 2008. The data collected were treated with the statistical software SPSS 16.0 (Statistical Package for Social Sciences). The level of self-medication was 90,7% and, of these, only 57,4% have the knowledge about the adverse effects. The main reason which led to self-medication was pain, mostly headache, fever, dizziness and sleep, and the drugs generally used were Paracetamol (Ben-u-ron) and Ibuprofeno (Brufen).
ABSTRACT - The self-medication is a normal practice today, defined as a common form of self-health care, consisting in the consumption of a product without a medical prescription. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the self-medication level in the Bragança Polytechnic Institute students’ population. A cross-sectional survey was carried out in a probabilistic sample including 225 individuals, from a total population of 4168 students, during November 2008. The data collected were treated with the statistical software SPSS 16.0 (Statistical Package for Social Sciences). The level of self-medication was 90,7% and, of these, only 57,4% have the knowledge about the adverse effects. The main reason which led to self-medication was pain, mostly headache, fever, dizziness and sleep, and the drugs generally used were Paracetamol (Ben-u-ron) and Ibuprofeno (Brufen).
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automedicação uso de medicamentos ensino superior público estudantes self-medication drug utilization public higher education students
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Citação
Ribeiro, Maria Isabel; Oliveira, Alexandrina; Silva, Hugo; Mendes, Márcia; Almeida, Marta; Silva, Tânia - Prevalência da automedicação na população estudantil do Instituto Politécnico de Bragança = Self-medication prevalence in Bragança Polytechnic Institute students' population. Revista Portuguesa de Saúde Pública. ISSN 0870-9025. Vol. 28, Nº. 1 (Janeiro/Junho 2010), p. 41-48
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Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Escola Nacional de Saúde Pública
