Volúmen 35 No . 1 (2017)

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Prevalencia de automedicación en los estudiantes de la Universidad de Cuenca. 2015
(Universidad de Cuenca. Facultad de Ciencias Médicas, 2017-04) Reinoso Carrasco, Julieta del Carmen; Torres Navas, Susana Raquel
OBJECTIVE: To determinate the prevalence of self-medication in students of the University of Cuenca. 2015 METHODOLOGY: A cross-sectional, retrospective study was conducted between March and July 2015. The universe was formed by 13,860 students (6,031 men and 7,829 women) and a sample of 397 students (212 women and 185 men, between 17-31 years). The instrument used was an anonymous survey previously validated. The data were analyzed using descriptive statistics with Excel 2010 programs. RESULTS: The tendency of the frequency for self-medication of painkillers is greater regard to antibiotics, with the increased consumption and effectiveness of ibuprofen and amoxicillin respectively. The main reasons for their consumption correspond to: recommendations from friends or family, trust in a previous treatment and recommendation at the pharmacy. The main hassles that are reported are itching and distress. In the case of painkillers and anxiety, in the case of antibiotics rash, nausea and diarrhea CONCLUSIONS: This study determines the need to promote education in the field of self-medication in students of the University of Cuenca improving their knowledge