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0090/2022 - PREVALÊNCIA DE AUTOMEDICAÇÃO E FATORES ASSOCIADOS EM ADOLESCENTES DE 18-19 ANOS: A COORTE DE 1997/1998 EM SÃO LUÍS-MA
PREVALENCE OF SELF-MEDICATION AND ASSOCIATED FACTORS IN ADOLESCENTS AGED 18-19 YEARS: THE 1997/98 COHORT IN SÃO LUÍS-MA

Author:

• Joseane Lima Prado Godinho - Godinho, J. L. P. - <jlpg.godinho@gmail.com>
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8057-5469

Co-author(s):

• Elma Izze da Silva Magalhães - MAGALHÃES, E.I.S. - <elma_izze@hotmail.com>
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9909-9861
• ALCIONE MIRANDA DOS SANTOS - SANTOS, A. M. - <alcione.miranda@gmail.com>
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9711-0182
• Judith Rafaelle Oliveira Pinho - Pinho, J. R. O. - <judrafa@gmail.com>
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8857-8138
• Deysianne Costa das Chagas - Chagas, D. C. - <deysianne.chagas@ufma.br>
ORCID: http://orcid.org/0000-0003-0239-6662
• Cecília Cláudia Costa Ribeiro - Ribeiro, C. C. C. - <cecilia.ribeiro@ufma.br>
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0041-7618
• Maria Helena Seabra Soares de Britto2 - Britto, M. H. S. S. - <mhdebritto@gmail.com>
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7155-1633
• Maria Teresa Seabra Soares de Britto e Alves - Alves, M.T.S.S.B - <mtseabra@gmail.com>
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4806-7752


Abstract:

Objectives: To assess the prevalence and factors associated with self-medication in adolescents. Methods: Cross-sectional study, nested in cohort, with 2,515 adolescents aged 18-19 years born in São Luís - MA. The use of medication in the last 15 days without a medical prescription or by a qualified professional was considered self-medication. Factors associated with self-medication were evaluated using Poisson regression with robust variances and hierarchical selection of variables. Results: Medicines were used in the last 15 days by 48.05% of adolescents. Among these, 70.09% use it without a prescription or indication from another health professional. The most used medications for self-medication were “over the counter” (93.68%). Self-medication was positively associated with female gender (PR: 1.41; 95%CI: 1.25-1.59), screen time ≥5h/day (PR: 1.32; 95%CI: 1.05-1.67) and self-reported diagnosis of allergic rhinitis (PR: 1.19; 95%CI: 1.02-1.39); however, negatively associated with self-satisfaction with health (PR: 0.79; 95%CI: 0.67-0.94) and hospitalization in the previous year (PR: 0.70; 95%CI: 0.50-0.97). Conclusions: Self-medication was common among adolescents and to reduce this practice, greater attention should be given to women, individuals with intense exposure to meshes and allergic diseases.

Keywords:

Self-medication, Adolescents, Prevalence, Risk Factors.

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Godinho, J. L. P., MAGALHÃES, E.I.S., SANTOS, A. M., Pinho, J. R. O., Chagas, D. C., Ribeiro, C. C. C., Britto, M. H. S. S., Alves, M.T.S.S.B. PREVALÊNCIA DE AUTOMEDICAÇÃO E FATORES ASSOCIADOS EM ADOLESCENTES DE 18-19 ANOS: A COORTE DE 1997/1998 EM SÃO LUÍS-MA. Cien Saude Colet [periódico na internet] (2022/May). [Citado em 27/09/2024]. Está disponível em: http://cienciaesaudecoletiva.com.br/en/articles/prevalencia-de-automedicacao-e-fatores-associados-em-adolescentes-de-1819-anos-a-coorte-de-19971998-em-sao-luisma/18346



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