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    Conocimiento de la automedicación con antibióticos en adultos
    (Universidad Técnica de Ambato/ Facultad de Ciencias de Salud /Carrera de Enfermería, 2023-09-29) Vásquez De La Bandera Zambrano, Karla Rafaela; Arráiz de Fernández, Carolina
    Introduction: In the quest to achieve wellness, people have resorted to self-care practices that can be harmful, the World Health Organization (WHO) defines selfmedication as the freedom of individuals to consume over-the-counter medications without a prescription, for self-identified symptoms. Objective: to determine the knowledge of self-medication with antibiotics in adults. Methods: this study is quantitative and descriptive in scope. The sample consisted of 136 adults over 20 years of age who met the inclusion criteria. The questionnaire "Level of knowledge about self-medication with antibiotics in adults" was used for data collection, with validity and a Cronbach's alpha of 0.616 considered acceptable. Results: 54.4% were female, 34.6% were housewives, 35.3% had secondary education, and 40.4% were between 31 and 50 years of age. The 64.0% of participants have self-medicated with antibiotics during the last year and the level of knowledge found is low with 44.1%. Conclusion: the level of knowledge about self-medication with antibiotics is low. The main cause is lack of information and lack of knowledge added to the fact that they are easily accessible and are used to treat symptoms that do not require their use. It is important to focus on education and create regulatory policies for access and dispensing of these drugs to reduce their unnecessary use.
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    Factores que causan la automedicación en estudiantes de enfermería
    (Universidad Técnica de Ambato/ Facultad de Ciencias de Salud /Carrera de Enfermería, 2023-09-29) Zambrano Barriga, Francis Paul; Cusme Torres, Nadihezka Amanda
    Introduction: self-medication is the use of medications on one's own initiative to alleviate or cure some ailment, this practice may have positive points in favor of the economy and demand of health centers worldwide, however, the negative consequences are more relevant, such as future antibiotic resistance, misdiagnosis or treatment and combinations of drugs that can cause adverse reactions. Objective: To identify the factors that cause self-medication in nursing students of the Technical University of Ambato. Methods: A quantitative research with a non-experimental, cross-sectional design was carried out. A total of 183 nursing students from the fifth, sixth and seventh semesters of the Technical University of Ambato participated in the study. A 23-item questionnaire with a validity of 97,2% and reliability of 86,3% was applied. Results: 97,3% prevalence of low frequency self-medication (80,9%) was reported, where the main reason for self-medication was the consideration of mild symptoms with 82% and the most commonly used drugs were analgesics with 94,5%. Conclusions: There is a high prevalence of self-medication in nursing students, which leads to take informative measures to avoid or decrease this percentage in students and population in the future.
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    Factores de riesgo que desarrollan gastritis en estudiantes de carrera de enfermería
    (Universidad Técnica de Ambato/ Facultad de Ciencias de Salud /Carrera de Enfermería, 2023-09-28) Landa Iza, Kevin Renato; Jiménez Peralta, Ana Lucía
    Introduction: Gastritis is the disease that affects the stomach mucosa and is caused by multiple factors. Currently, students are exposed to a stressful lifestyle, where study routines, inappropriate eating, self-medication, alcohol consumption, smoking, can predispose to the appearance of gastrointestinal diseases. Objective: To identify the risk factors that develop gastritis in Nursing students at the Technical University of Ambato. Methodology: The research is quantitative, descriptive and has a cross-sectional study design. The population consisted of 244 students and 150 were taken as a sample. A questionnaire already elaborated in a previous investigation was used as a measurement instrument, consisting of 6 categories. Results: 75% of the participants were women; Their ages ranged from 20 to 26 years, the predominant gender was female, 38.6% had gastritis, 78% did not have a fixed eating schedule, 58.1% self-medicate, 38.6 almost always consumed alcoholic beverages. , 58.3% feel stressed most of the time and 34.8% with anxiety. Conclusions: The type of food and feeding schedules are significantly related to gastritis. Within the psychological factors, stress and anxiety are closely linked to causing this pathology. Social factors are not directly related to the development of gastritis
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    Factores que influyen con la práctica de automedicación en adolescentes
    (Universidad Técnica de Ambato/ Facultad de Ciencias de Salud /Carrera de Enfermería, 2023-09-28) Chiliquinga Sigcho, Lizbeth Gissela; Jiménez Hurtado, William Andrés
    Introduction: Self-medication is the choice of some drug decides the person so that it can preserve health, prevent and treat the disease, this is given by the variety of drugs that exist worldwide and that are over-the-counter, causing complications or risks for the person who acquires them. Objective: To identify the main factors that influence the practice of self-medication in adolescents. Methods: Quantitative approach, with descriptive scope and cross-sectional design, an instrument composed of 10 questions that a ddressed three dimensions was used, the reliability of the instrument yielded a Cronbach's Alpha Coefficient with a value of 0 .99. A simple random sampling was used for the survey aimed at students of the Technical University of Ambato in the leveling area. Results: The factors associated with self-medication are the lack of time to go to the doctor and the recommendation by pharmacies; the most consumed drugs are analgesics/anti-inflammatory drugs and antibiotics. Conclusions: Selfmedication has become an inadequate practice where easy access for the acquisition of drugs causes the problem to be exacerbated; people are not aware of the damage they can generate in their health in the short, medium, and long term.