A prevalência de automedicação na gestação em usuárias do ambulatório do Hospital Universitário São Francisco de Paula da Universidade Católica de Pelotas

Abstract

ABSTRACT: This study had as objective to know the prevalence of the self-medication during the gestation used by pregnancy women accompanied at outpatient clinic of Aversion Hospital São Francisco de Paula of Católica Univercity in Pelotas. It´s about of one analytical study, tranversal was developed in Pelotas city, Rio Grande do Sul. The search it was made in the period in dezember 2016 until june 2017, by one quiss applied for 297 pregnancy women in the outpatient clinic. Results: The pregnant women who accepted to participate in the research, 191(64,3%) received guidance about the risks of self-medication during the pregnancy and 16(5,4%) used medication with no prescription, the drugs which the most self-medicating participants were analgesics and antiinflammatories 12 (3.9%). The variables statistically significant with the practice of selfmedication were: age; schooling; job; gestation of risk; advice on drug use and using medication impairs the health of your baby. It is concluded that although most of the pregnant women receive guidance on the risks of self-medication during pregnancy, there are still pregnant women who use this practice, so it is very important that health professionals approach with pregnant women, their partner and family members during the care about the risks of the use of drugs without medical guidance in pregnancy for pregnant women and their concept.