Covid-19 and self-medication in students and teachers of a private higher education institution in Northern Brazil
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Resumo: | Introduction: easy access to pharmacies and medication purchases makes it a daily practice, this fact has taken on greater proportions in the face of the COVID-19 pandemic and the dissemination of information through digital media. Objective: to verify the prevalence of self-medication in the treatment of COVID-19 among students and teachers. Methods: quantitative, descriptive and cross-sectional study with application of a questionnaire to assess the use of self-medication by students and professors of a higher education institution. Results: 63.6% of the students interviewed had no symptoms for COVID-19, whereas the professors were around 50%, 66.7% of the professors did not take medication to combat the virus, when analyzing the students 36.8% did medication use and the rate of self-medication was around 25% among students and 33% of professors, when asked if the chosen medications were effective even without proof, 34.9% reported that maybe and 18.6% of students informed that yes, 41.7% of the teachers think that such medications can be effective even without scientific evidence. Conclusion: it is noted that even the sample was from a health area environment, it is verified that motivations for beliefs not based on science and evidence-based medicine should be sought. |
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Covid-19 and self-medication in students and teachers of a private higher education institution in Northern BrazilCovid-19 y automedicación en estudiantes y profesores de una institución privada de educación superior en el norte de BrasilCovid-19 e automedicação em discentes e docentes de uma instituição de ensino superior privada, no Norte do BrasilAutomedicaçãoEstudantesCoronavírusMedicina.CoronavirusSelf-medicationStudentsMedicine.CoronavirusAutomedicación EstudiantesMedicina.Introduction: easy access to pharmacies and medication purchases makes it a daily practice, this fact has taken on greater proportions in the face of the COVID-19 pandemic and the dissemination of information through digital media. Objective: to verify the prevalence of self-medication in the treatment of COVID-19 among students and teachers. Methods: quantitative, descriptive and cross-sectional study with application of a questionnaire to assess the use of self-medication by students and professors of a higher education institution. Results: 63.6% of the students interviewed had no symptoms for COVID-19, whereas the professors were around 50%, 66.7% of the professors did not take medication to combat the virus, when analyzing the students 36.8% did medication use and the rate of self-medication was around 25% among students and 33% of professors, when asked if the chosen medications were effective even without proof, 34.9% reported that maybe and 18.6% of students informed that yes, 41.7% of the teachers think that such medications can be effective even without scientific evidence. Conclusion: it is noted that even the sample was from a health area environment, it is verified that motivations for beliefs not based on science and evidence-based medicine should be sought.Introducción: el fácil acceso a las farmacias y la compra de medicamentos hace que sea una práctica cotidiana, este hecho ha tomado mayores proporciones ante la pandemia del COVID-19 y la difusión de información a través de medios digitales. Objetivo: verificar la prevalencia de la automedicación en el tratamiento de la COVID-19 entre estudiantes y docentes. Métodos: estudio cuantitativo, descriptivo y transversal con aplicación de un cuestionario para evaluar el uso de automedicación por parte de estudiantes y profesores de una institución de educación superior. Resultados: El 63,6% de los estudiantes entrevistados no presentaba síntomas de COVID-19, mientras que los profesores rondaban el 50%, el 66,7% de los profesores no tomaba medicación para combatir el virus, al analizar a los estudiantes el 36,8% hacía uso de medicación y la tasa de automedicación rondaba el 25% entre los estudiantes y el 33% de los profesores, cuando se les preguntó si los medicamentos elegidos eran efectivos aún sin pruebas, el 34,9% informó que tal vez y el 18,6% de los estudiantes informó que sí, el 41,7% de los profesores piensa que tal los medicamentos pueden ser efectivos incluso sin evidencia científica. Conclusión: se constata que aun siendo la muestra del ámbito del área de la salud, se verifica que se deben buscar motivaciones para creencias no fundamentadas en la ciencia y la medicina basada en la evidencia.Introdução: O fácil acesso a farmácias e aquisições de medicações torna uma prática diária, tal fato tomou maiores proporções diante da pandemia de COVID-19 e da difusão de informações pelas mídias digitais. Objetivo: verificar a prevalência de automedicação no tratamento da COVID-19 entre discentes e docentes. Métodos: estudo quantitativo, descritivo e transversal com aplicação de questionário para avaliação do uso de automedicação por discentes e docentes do uma instituição de ensino superior. Resultados: 63,6% dos entrevistados discentes não tiveram sintomas para COVID-19, já os docentes ficaram em torno de 50%, 66,7% dos docentes não tomaram medicações para combate ao vírus, ao analisar os discentes 36,8% fizeram uso de medicações e a taxa de automedicação girou em torno de 25% entre os discentes e 33% dos docentes, ao serem questionados se a medicações escolhidas faziam efeito mesmo sem comprovação, 34,9% informaram que talvez e 18,6% dos discentes informaram que sim, já 41,7% dos professores acham que tais medicações podem fazer efeito mesmo sem comprovação científica. Conclusão: nota-se que mesmo a amostra tenha sido de um ambiente da área da saúde verifica-se que deve ser buscada as motivações para crenças não baseadas na ciência e na medicina baseada em evidência.Research, Society and Development2022-09-08info:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersionapplication/pdfhttps://rsdjournal.org/index.php/rsd/article/view/3422610.33448/rsd-v11i12.34226Research, Society and Development; Vol. 11 No. 12; e118111234226Research, Society and Development; Vol. 11 Núm. 12; e118111234226Research, Society and Development; v. 11 n. 12; e1181112342262525-3409reponame:Research, Society and Developmentinstname:Universidade Federal de Itajubá (UNIFEI)instacron:UNIFEIporhttps://rsdjournal.org/index.php/rsd/article/view/34226/28897Copyright (c) 2022 Gabriela Andrade Cavalcante; Sissy Melo Silva; Guilherme Holanda Alvares Silva; Anitha de Cássia Ribeiro da Silva; Arlindo Gonzaga Branco Juniorhttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessCavalcante, Gabriela Andrade Silva, Sissy Melo Silva, Guilherme Holanda Alvares Silva, Anitha de Cássia Ribeiro da Branco Junior, Arlindo Gonzaga2022-09-26T11:56:08Zoai:ojs.pkp.sfu.ca:article/34226Revistahttps://rsdjournal.org/index.php/rsd/indexPUBhttps://rsdjournal.org/index.php/rsd/oairsd.articles@gmail.com2525-34092525-3409opendoar:2024-01-17T09:49:36.925335Research, Society and Development - Universidade Federal de Itajubá (UNIFEI)false |
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Covid-19 and self-medication in students and teachers of a private higher education institution in Northern Brazil Covid-19 y automedicación en estudiantes y profesores de una institución privada de educación superior en el norte de Brasil Covid-19 e automedicação em discentes e docentes de uma instituição de ensino superior privada, no Norte do Brasil |
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Covid-19 and self-medication in students and teachers of a private higher education institution in Northern Brazil |
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Covid-19 and self-medication in students and teachers of a private higher education institution in Northern Brazil Cavalcante, Gabriela Andrade Automedicação Estudantes Coronavírus Medicina. Coronavirus Self-medication Students Medicine. Coronavirus Automedicación Estudiantes Medicina. |
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Covid-19 and self-medication in students and teachers of a private higher education institution in Northern Brazil |
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Covid-19 and self-medication in students and teachers of a private higher education institution in Northern Brazil |
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Covid-19 and self-medication in students and teachers of a private higher education institution in Northern Brazil |
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Covid-19 and self-medication in students and teachers of a private higher education institution in Northern Brazil |
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Covid-19 and self-medication in students and teachers of a private higher education institution in Northern Brazil |
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Cavalcante, Gabriela Andrade |
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Cavalcante, Gabriela Andrade Silva, Sissy Melo Silva, Guilherme Holanda Alvares Silva, Anitha de Cássia Ribeiro da Branco Junior, Arlindo Gonzaga |
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Silva, Sissy Melo Silva, Guilherme Holanda Alvares Silva, Anitha de Cássia Ribeiro da Branco Junior, Arlindo Gonzaga |
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Cavalcante, Gabriela Andrade Silva, Sissy Melo Silva, Guilherme Holanda Alvares Silva, Anitha de Cássia Ribeiro da Branco Junior, Arlindo Gonzaga |
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Automedicação Estudantes Coronavírus Medicina. Coronavirus Self-medication Students Medicine. Coronavirus Automedicación Estudiantes Medicina. |
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Automedicação Estudantes Coronavírus Medicina. Coronavirus Self-medication Students Medicine. Coronavirus Automedicación Estudiantes Medicina. |
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Introduction: easy access to pharmacies and medication purchases makes it a daily practice, this fact has taken on greater proportions in the face of the COVID-19 pandemic and the dissemination of information through digital media. Objective: to verify the prevalence of self-medication in the treatment of COVID-19 among students and teachers. Methods: quantitative, descriptive and cross-sectional study with application of a questionnaire to assess the use of self-medication by students and professors of a higher education institution. Results: 63.6% of the students interviewed had no symptoms for COVID-19, whereas the professors were around 50%, 66.7% of the professors did not take medication to combat the virus, when analyzing the students 36.8% did medication use and the rate of self-medication was around 25% among students and 33% of professors, when asked if the chosen medications were effective even without proof, 34.9% reported that maybe and 18.6% of students informed that yes, 41.7% of the teachers think that such medications can be effective even without scientific evidence. Conclusion: it is noted that even the sample was from a health area environment, it is verified that motivations for beliefs not based on science and evidence-based medicine should be sought. |
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