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Objetivo: Descrever como é realizado o descarte de medicamentos; avaliar o conhecimento de profissionais que atuam em Unidades de Saúde da Família a respeito do descarte de medicamentos. Método: Pesquisa qualitativa, exploratória, descritiva, realizada com 16 profissionais em quatro Unidades de Saúde da Família de um município do sul do Brasil. A coleta ocorreu por meio de entrevistas semiestruturadas. A análise dos dados foi por meio da análise textual discursiva. Resultados: Os trabalhadores não cumprem os passos do descarte correto. A maioria desconhece a legislação vigente. Os profissionais identificaram a contaminação do meio ambiente, uso indevido dos medicamentos descartados incorretamente e resistência bacteriana aos medicamentos como as principais consequências do descarte incorreto. Conclusão: Esta pesquisa pode contribuir na gestão e na assistência, fazendo com que gestores, profissionais e usuários repensem o seu fazer, melhorando a saúde das pessoas e do meio ambiente
Objectives: Describe how the disposal of drugs is carried out; To evaluate the knowledge of professionals working in Family Health Units regarding drug disposal. Methods: Qualitative, exploratory, descriptive research, carried out with 16 professionals in four Family Health Units of a municipality in the south of Brazil. The collection took place through semi-structured interviews. The analysis of the data was through discursive textual analysis. Results: Workers do not follow the steps of the correct disposal, most are unaware of the current legislation, the professionals identified the contamination of the environment, misuse of incorrectly discarded drugs and bacterial resistance to medications as the main consequences of incorrect disposal. Conclusions: This research can contribute to the management and assistance, making managers, professionals and users rethink their doing, improving the health of people and the environment
Objetivos: Describir como es realizado lo descarte de medicamentos; evaluar el conocimiento de profesionales que actúan en Unidades de Salud de la Familia acerca del descarte de medicamentos. Métodos: Investigación cualitativa, exploratório, descriptiva, realizada con 16 profesionales en cuatro Unidades de Salud de la Familia de un municipio del sur del Brasil. La recolección ocurrió por medio de entrevistas semi-estructuradas. El análisis de los datos fue por medio del análisis textual discursiva. Resultados: Los trabajadores no cumplen los pasos del descarte correcto, la mayoría desconoce la legislación vigente, los profesionales identificaron la contaminación del medio ambiente, uso indebido de los medicamentos descartados incorrectamente y resistencia bacteriana a los medicamentos como las principales consecuencias del descarte incorrecto. Conclusiones: Esta investigación puede contribuir en la gestión y en la asistencia haciendo con que, gestores, profesionales y usuarios replanteen su hacer, mejorando la salud de las personas y del medio ambiente
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Humans , Male , Female , Adult , Medical Waste Disposal/instrumentation , Medical Waste Disposal/standards , Environment/adverse effects , National Health StrategiesABSTRACT
OBJECTIVES: 1. To study the need of containers used in the diagnosis and prevention of infection. 2. To produce the containers, 3. To test the practicability of the product. MATERIAL AND METHOD: - The study on the need of the containers was done by questionnaires answered by nurses and microbiology laboratory technicians in 56 hospitals. - The containers were produced by the researchers who later had them tested for their practicability by nurses and technicians in the same hospitals. - The study was done during 2002-2004. RESULTS: Fifty-six hospitals were enrolled by stratified random sampling. Questionnaires were responded by 424 nurses and 35 microbiology laboratory technicians. Sputum trap, body fluid and feces containers and needle disposal box were studied and the need for commercial products was 31.1%, 31.1%, 32.3% and 99.5% respectively. Sixteen percent to 58.5% of these containers were bought and 14.3% to 68.6% were home-made. Sputum trap, body fluid and feces containers, and needle disposal boxes were produced and tested by 400 nurses and 32 laboratory technicians. The products were evaluated as satisfactory in 59.4% to 80.0%. The lid of the needle disposal box designed as saw tooth was not convenient for use and was later modified to various slits. The costs of the containers produced were 1.3% to 29.8% of available commercial products. CONCLUSION: Sputum trap, body fluid and feces containers and needle disposal boxes of reasonable prices were needed in Thailand. These containers could be produced locally and were much cheaper than available commercial ones.