Consumption of medicines by community health workers

Authors

  • Dominick Danielle Mendonça Santos Universidade Federal dos Vales do Jequitinhonha e Mucuri Campus JK, Rodovia MGT 367 – Km 583, 5000, Alto da Jacuba, CEP 39100000. Diamantina, MG, Brasil.
  • Thamara Corrêa Barbosa Santa Casa de Caridade de Diamantina. Rua da Caridade 106, CEP 39100000. Diamantina, MG, Brasil.
  • Ricardo Lopes Rocha Universidade Federal dos Vales do Jequitinhonha e Mucuri Rua da Glória, 187, Campus I, Centro, CEP 39100000. Diamantina, MG, Brasil.
  • Emerson Cotta Bodevan Universidade Federal dos Vales do Jequitinhonha e Mucuri Campus JK, Rodovia MGT 367 – Km 583, 5000, Alto da Jacuba, CEP 39100000. Diamantina, MG, Brasil.
  • Marcos Luciano Pimenta Pinheiro Universidade Federal dos Vales do Jequitinhonha e Mucuri Rua da Glória, 187, Campus I, Centro, CEP 39100000. Diamantina, MG, Brasil. http://orcid.org/0000-0001-9939-1045

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.14450/2318-9312.v30.e1.a2018.pp14-20

Keywords:

community health workers, self-medication, family health, strategy, drug utilization.

Abstract

This work investigated the consumption of medicines by the Community Health Workers (CHW), and carried out a training on the subject. 44 CHW participated in the study. The most commonly used drugs were analgesics, antipyretics
and anti-inflammatories (70.8%). The CHW reported the following frequency of drug consumption during the last month: 12 used once, six used twice, 17 used three times or more and 18 did not use medicines. Regarding the form of consumption, 18 performed self-medication. Of those interviewed, 35 had not difficulty in acquiring prescription drugs without a prescription, six used a controlled medication, and 51 respondents had used water to take the medication. The interviewees stated that they did not consume drugs influenced by commercial advertising. Based on the data obtained, it was concluded that there is the practice of self-medication and failures in the rational use of medicines among Community Health Workers.

Author Biographies

Dominick Danielle Mendonça Santos, Universidade Federal dos Vales do Jequitinhonha e Mucuri Campus JK, Rodovia MGT 367 – Km 583, 5000, Alto da Jacuba, CEP 39100000. Diamantina, MG, Brasil.

Faculdade de Ciências Biológicas e da Saúde - Departamento de Farmácia - Área de Ciências Farmacêuticas

Ricardo Lopes Rocha, Universidade Federal dos Vales do Jequitinhonha e Mucuri Rua da Glória, 187, Campus I, Centro, CEP 39100000. Diamantina, MG, Brasil.

Faculdade de Ciências Biológicas e da Saúde - Departamento de Odontologia - Área de Oclusão

Emerson Cotta Bodevan, Universidade Federal dos Vales do Jequitinhonha e Mucuri Campus JK, Rodovia MGT 367 – Km 583, 5000, Alto da Jacuba, CEP 39100000. Diamantina, MG, Brasil.

Faculdade de Ciências Exatas e Tecnológicas - Departamento de Estatística e Matemática - Área de Estatística

Marcos Luciano Pimenta Pinheiro, Universidade Federal dos Vales do Jequitinhonha e Mucuri Rua da Glória, 187, Campus I, Centro, CEP 39100000. Diamantina, MG, Brasil.

Faculdade de Ciências Biológicas e da Saúde - Departamento de Ciências Básicas - Área de Farmacologia e Terapêutica Medicamentosa

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Published

2018-04-09

How to Cite

Santos, D. D. M., Barbosa, T. C., Rocha, R. L., Bodevan, E. C., & Pimenta Pinheiro, M. L. (2018). Consumption of medicines by community health workers. Infarma - Pharmaceutical Sciences, 30(1), 14–20. https://doi.org/10.14450/2318-9312.v30.e1.a2018.pp14-20

Issue

Vol. 30 No. 1 (2018)

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Original article

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