Medication use among children 0‐14 years old: population baseline study

Cruz, María Jesús; Dourado, Lays Fernanda Nunes; Bodevan, Emerson Cotta; Andrade, Renata Aline de; Santos, Delba Fonseca

doi:10.1016/j.jpedp.2014.03.005

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“…Self-Medication among children aged between 0 to 14 years of age mainly composed of paracetamol, dipyrone and cold medicine. In the age group of 0-14 years, not much statistical significance was seen in self-medication with respect to gender, family income, age and access to healthcare services (Cruz, Dourado, Bodevan, Andrade, & Santos, 2014). Self-Medication in university students in Rio Grande city of Brazil showed use of paracetamol, dipyrone, aspirin, and certain phytotherapic compounds.…”

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Global Scenario of Self Medication: A Review of Literature

Kulkarni

Garg

Ajmera

et al. 2018

Indian Journal of Commerce &Amp; Management Studies

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Section: Brazilmentioning

confidence: 92%

Global Scenario of Self Medication: A Review of Literature

Kulkarni

Garg

Ajmera

et al. 2018

Indian Journal of Commerce &Amp; Management Studies

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“…In, Pakistan the prevalence was found to be 51.3% [17], 59% in India [18] and in Brazil about 56.6% [19,20]. Among underdeveloped countries studies showed the prevalence as 60% in Yemen [21], 95.75% in Sudan [13] and 30.1% in Uganda [10].…”

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Self-Medication Trends in Children by Their Parents

Gohar¹,

Khubaib²,

Mehmood³

2017

J Dev Drugs

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“…Um estudo alemão também corrobora a maior frequência de automedicação com essa classe terapêutica (1) . Um estudo mineiro determinou a prevalência do consumo de medicamentos em crianças e adolescentes com prevalência de 56,7%, sendo que 30,57% dos medicamentos foram indicados pela mãe, com uso de paracetamol (30,2%), dipirona (20,8%) e antigripais (18,8%), e as situações de saúde que levaram ao consumo foram tosse, resfriado comum, gripe, congestão nasal ou broncoespasmo, febre, cefaleia, diarreia, má digestão e cólica abdominal (14) . Em Catanduva-SP, os pesquisadores identificaram febre, diarreia, vômito, tosse, dor de garganta e dor de cabeça como os sintomas motivadores para automedicação em crianças (3) .…”

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Automedicação Em Crianças Matriculadas Em Creche Pública

Lima¹,

Souza²,

Pereira³

et al. 2016

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Conflito de interesses: NãoContribuição dos autores: TAML concepção e planejamento do projeto de pesquisa, delineamento do estudo, elaboração do manuscrito, redação e revisão crítica. PFS coleta e tabulação dos dados, discussão dos achados, elaboração do manuscrito. LLVP elaboração do manuscrito. MFG redação e revisão crítica. Descritores: Automedicação; Criança; Uso de medicamentos.Abstract Introduction: Self-medication is the use of medicines by the decision of the individual himself or his/her responsible regardless of a prescription and professional evaluation. Due to the lack of professional guidance, many drugs are used inappropriately causing problems, especially among children. Objective: Describe the self-medication profile among children with ages ranging from zero to five years enrolled in a public child day care center. Patients and Methods: This is an exploratory, descriptive study. We interviewed parents or legal guardians of 50 children attending a public child day care center from May to August 2015. The instrument used for collecting data was a questionnaire adapted by the study staff. It consisted of structured questions containing demographic, social, and self-medication-related data. Results: Children's mean age was 3 ± 1 year. The majority of children was two years old (28%); 52% were male. In relation to parents or legal guardians, 50% lived on an income of three minimum wages; 38% had a high school education level, and 86% were married. The practice of self-medication was reported by 72% of parents or legal guardians. Among them, 78% reported the practice due to prior medical prescription; and 40% justified the non-attendance to a health care service due to mild symptoms. Regarding the self-medication, 52% reported the use of dipyrone, followed by acetaminophen (42%), and ibuprofen (24%). Conclusion: We need educational strategies to promote the awareness of parents or legal guardians regarding self-medication problems, in order to ensure the effectiveness of pharmacotherapy and the safety of children.

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Medication use among children 0‐14 years old: population baseline study

Cited by 16 publications

References 20 publications

Global Scenario of Self Medication: A Review of Literature

Global Scenario of Self Medication: A Review of Literature

Self-Medication Trends in Children by Their Parents

Automedicação Em Crianças Matriculadas Em Creche Pública

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