Factors associated with medicine use and self medication are different in adolescents
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Resumo: | OBJECTIVE: To estimate the prevalence of medicine use among high school students (14-18 years old) living in an urban area in Southern Brazil and the proportion who self-medicate and to explore the association between medicine use and demographic, socioeconomic, and behavioral variables. METHODS: A school-based survey was conducted among high school students in the city of Maringa/PR, Brazil in 2007. The sample students were selected through two-stage random sampling. The sample included 991 students (54.5% females) from eight public and four private high schools. The data were collected using a structured questionnaire. Only medications used within the 15 days preceding data collection were considered. The independent variables studied were sex, age, socioeconomic status, living with parents, employment status, smoking habits, and alcohol use. RESULTS: The prevalence of medicine use among the adolescents was 55.8% (females = 64.3%, males = 45.7%, p |
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Factors associated with medicine use and self medication are different in adolescents AdolescentsDrug UtilizationRisk FactorCross-Sectional StudyDeveloping Countries OBJECTIVE: To estimate the prevalence of medicine use among high school students (14-18 years old) living in an urban area in Southern Brazil and the proportion who self-medicate and to explore the association between medicine use and demographic, socioeconomic, and behavioral variables. METHODS: A school-based survey was conducted among high school students in the city of Maringa/PR, Brazil in 2007. The sample students were selected through two-stage random sampling. The sample included 991 students (54.5% females) from eight public and four private high schools. The data were collected using a structured questionnaire. Only medications used within the 15 days preceding data collection were considered. The independent variables studied were sex, age, socioeconomic status, living with parents, employment status, smoking habits, and alcohol use. RESULTS: The prevalence of medicine use among the adolescents was 55.8% (females = 64.3%, males = 45.7%, pHospital das Clínicas, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade de São Paulo2011-01-01info:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersionapplication/pdfhttps://www.revistas.usp.br/clinics/article/view/1935310.1590/S1807-59322011000700005Clinics; Vol. 66 No. 7 (2011); 1149-1155 Clinics; v. 66 n. 7 (2011); 1149-1155 Clinics; Vol. 66 Núm. 7 (2011); 1149-1155 1980-53221807-5932reponame:Clinicsinstname:Universidade de São Paulo (USP)instacron:USPenghttps://www.revistas.usp.br/clinics/article/view/19353/21416Moraes, Augusto César Ferreira deDelaporte, Thayla Regina MorteanMolena-Fernandes, Carlos AlexandreFalcão, Mário Cíceroinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess2012-05-23T16:35:47Zoai:revistas.usp.br:article/19353Revistahttps://www.revistas.usp.br/clinicsPUBhttps://www.revistas.usp.br/clinics/oai||clinics@hc.fm.usp.br1980-53221807-5932opendoar:2012-05-23T16:35:47Clinics - Universidade de São Paulo (USP)false |
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Factors associated with medicine use and self medication are different in adolescents |
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Factors associated with medicine use and self medication are different in adolescents |
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Factors associated with medicine use and self medication are different in adolescents Moraes, Augusto César Ferreira de Adolescents Drug Utilization Risk Factor Cross-Sectional Study Developing Countries |
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Factors associated with medicine use and self medication are different in adolescents |
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Factors associated with medicine use and self medication are different in adolescents |
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Factors associated with medicine use and self medication are different in adolescents |
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Factors associated with medicine use and self medication are different in adolescents |
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Factors associated with medicine use and self medication are different in adolescents |
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Moraes, Augusto César Ferreira de |
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Moraes, Augusto César Ferreira de Delaporte, Thayla Regina Mortean Molena-Fernandes, Carlos Alexandre Falcão, Mário Cícero |
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Delaporte, Thayla Regina Mortean Molena-Fernandes, Carlos Alexandre Falcão, Mário Cícero |
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Moraes, Augusto César Ferreira de Delaporte, Thayla Regina Mortean Molena-Fernandes, Carlos Alexandre Falcão, Mário Cícero |
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Adolescents Drug Utilization Risk Factor Cross-Sectional Study Developing Countries |
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Adolescents Drug Utilization Risk Factor Cross-Sectional Study Developing Countries |
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OBJECTIVE: To estimate the prevalence of medicine use among high school students (14-18 years old) living in an urban area in Southern Brazil and the proportion who self-medicate and to explore the association between medicine use and demographic, socioeconomic, and behavioral variables. METHODS: A school-based survey was conducted among high school students in the city of Maringa/PR, Brazil in 2007. The sample students were selected through two-stage random sampling. The sample included 991 students (54.5% females) from eight public and four private high schools. The data were collected using a structured questionnaire. Only medications used within the 15 days preceding data collection were considered. The independent variables studied were sex, age, socioeconomic status, living with parents, employment status, smoking habits, and alcohol use. RESULTS: The prevalence of medicine use among the adolescents was 55.8% (females = 64.3%, males = 45.7%, p |
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2011 |
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2011-01-01 |
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https://www.revistas.usp.br/clinics/article/view/19353 10.1590/S1807-59322011000700005 |
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https://www.revistas.usp.br/clinics/article/view/19353 |
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https://www.revistas.usp.br/clinics/article/view/19353/21416 |
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Hospital das Clínicas, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade de São Paulo |
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Hospital das Clínicas, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade de São Paulo |
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Clinics; Vol. 66 No. 7 (2011); 1149-1155 Clinics; v. 66 n. 7 (2011); 1149-1155 Clinics; Vol. 66 Núm. 7 (2011); 1149-1155 1980-5322 1807-5932 reponame:Clinics instname:Universidade de São Paulo (USP) instacron:USP |
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Clinics - Universidade de São Paulo (USP) |
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