Abstract
ObjectivesTo explore the current situation of knowledge, attitude, and behavior about the correct use of analgesics among adolescents in Western Sichuan and Chongqing and its related factors and to provide a reference for health promotion schools to promote correct medication education and relevant policy-making.MethodsA questionnaire survey was conducted among senior high school students in Sichuan and Chongqing by stratified random sampling. A total of 48 classes were surveyed and 2,280 valid questionnaires were obtained. Descriptive analysis, mean value comparison, and multiple regression analysis were conducted for the data using SPSS17.0 statistical analysis software.Results(1) It showed that 65.5% of the students used methods other than drugs to deal with pain, 52.9% of the students took analgesics prescribed by doctors, more than 60% of the students got information about pain treatment from medical professionals or their families members, 71.6% of the students read the use label when using drugs, and only about 20% of the students knew the dosage and side effects of analgesics. (2) The higher the grade, the higher the proportion of students who often take analgesics prescribed by doctors, the higher the proportion of students who use methods other than drugs to relieve pain, the higher the proportion of students who read the label of analgesics, and the more information sources are introduced by family members. The better the knowledge, attitude, efficacy, and accomplishment of using analgesics, the better the behavior of using analgesics correctly. (3) Students who had taken analgesics provided by their family or friends and who had taken anti-inflammatory analgesics did not perform well in the correct use of analgesics.ConclusionThe key factors that influence the correct drug use behavior of middle school students are their correct drug use literacy, efficacy, attitude, and reading of analgesics. Therefore, schools should strengthen cooperation with pharmacists and encourage the promotion of parent-child education activities of correct drug use.
Highlights
Kuder Richardson 20 was used as the alternative answer to the two scales, namely, the dichotomous item (KR-20) test, the results showed that the corresponding combined reliability composite reliability (CR) and KR-20 values of medication knowledge (10 items in total) and medication literacy (4 items) were 0.79, 0.84 and 0.80, 0.81, respectively, which exceeded the basic standard of 0.70, indicating that the two scales had high reliability
8) Experience in using analgesics comes from medical professionals 9) Experience in using analgesics comes from the media
This study found that the experience of using analgesics of middle school students in Sichuan and Chongqing area is mainly “taking the analgesics prescribed by doctors and methods other than drugs”; the information about drugs mainly comes from “medical professionals and family members.”
Summary
Self-medication means using Over-The-Counter (OTC) drugs without the guidance of doctors or other medical workers to relieve mild- and short-term symptoms and discomfort or to treat mild diseases [1–3]. Gender(female/male) Grade Senior two / Senior One Senior three / Senior One Pain management Taking Analgesics prescribed by doctors (No = baseline) Take Analgesics purchased from the pharmacy (No = baseline) Taking Analgesics from family / friends (No = baseline) Using health food or herbal medicine (No = baseline) Using methods other than drugs (No = baseline) Sources of pain management information Information about pain comes from family (No = baseline) Information about pain comes from friends (No = baseline) Pain information comes from medical professionals (No = baseline) Pain information comes from the media (No = baseline) Pain information comes from drug labeling (No = baseline) Current situation of the use of pain drugs Analgesics are used to relieve fever and pain (No = baseline) Analgesics are used to relieve inflammation and pain (No = baseline) Correct use of pain medicine Correct medication knowledge Correct medication attitude Correct medication efficacy Correct medication accomplishment Determination coefficient R2 Significant level of decision equation. The poor performance was when acute pain suddenly occurs, I will immediately seek medical treatment (4.11 points) and when acute pain suddenly occurs, I will see a doctor as soon as possible (4.01 points).
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