Bibliographic citations
Oblea, S., (2023). Factores asociados a la automedicación ante problemas dentales de pacientes que asisten a consulta odontológica en Establecimientos de Salud La Esperanza [Tesis, Universidad Privada Antenor Orrego]. https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12759/16071
Oblea, S., Factores asociados a la automedicación ante problemas dentales de pacientes que asisten a consulta odontológica en Establecimientos de Salud La Esperanza [Tesis]. PE: Universidad Privada Antenor Orrego; 2023. https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12759/16071
@misc{renati/378084,
title = "Factores asociados a la automedicación ante problemas dentales de pacientes que asisten a consulta odontológica en Establecimientos de Salud La Esperanza",
author = "Oblea Rugel, Santiago Joel",
publisher = "Universidad Privada Antenor Orrego",
year = "2023"
}
Determine the factors associated with self-medication in the face of dental problems of patients who attend dental consultations at La Esperanza Health Establishments. Materials and Methods: The study was observational, cross-sectional. 213 adults from 2 Health Centers in La Esperanza - Trujillo were evaluated in the months of April and May 2023, using a questionnaire with 12 questions, previously validated using the Aiken V Coefficient statistical test with a value of 1 and by Through a pilot test, reliability was evaluated with Cronbach's Alpha coefficient with a value of 0.8118896. Results: It was found that 72.8% of the patients attending dental consultation at La Esperanza Health Establishments had self-medicated, in turn it was found that the associated factors were age and level of education. The age group from 18 to 39 years was the group with the highest percentage of self-medication, representing 79.3%, it was also found that patients with technical studies were the group with the highest percentage that had self-medicated with 90.9%. According to sex, it was found that women who had self-medicated represented 74.5% and in the case of men they represented 67.3%. Conclusions: There was a high percentage of self-medication in adults who attended dental consultation, the associated factors being the level of education and age.
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