Use of industrialized herbal medicines by patients attended at the basic health units in the County of Pinhais, Paraná, Brazil / Uso de medicamentos fitoterápicos industrializados por pacientes atendidos en unidades básicas de salud en el municipio de Pinhais, Paraná, Brasil
Bol. latinoam. Caribe plantas med. aromát
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17(3): 238-248, mayo 2018. tab
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ABSTRACT
The present article studied the use of industrialized phytotherapies by patients attended at the basic health units in Pinhais county, located in the metropolitan region of Curitiba, ParanaÌ, Brazil. This is a quantitative, observational and cross-sectional study that was conducted by semi-structured questionnaire interviews that were used as a data collection instrument. The population sample consisted of 267 patients from basic health care organizations. Regardless of gender or age, 56.2% of the interviewed participants reported using industrialized herbal medicines, of which 21.3% acquired their drugs from drugstores from around the county. Patients reported positive results using industrialized herbal medicines (89.33%), of whom women were predominant, making up (80%) (p<0.05). Among the drugs used by all the patients, "guaco" syrup was the most frequent (34%). The present study demonstrates the good acceptance by patients of treatments that involve integrative practices, such as herbal medicine, but when a drug has a vegetal origin, the idea that these products do not cause adverse effects persists.
RESUMEN
El presente articulo se estudio el uso de hierbas medicinales procesadas por pacientes tratados en unidades baÌsicas de salud del municiÌpio de Pinhais, en la regioÌn metropolitana de Curitiba, ParanaÌ, Brasil. Se trata de un estudio cuantitativo, observacional y transversal, realizado por medio de entrevistas que utilizan como instrumento de recoleccioÌn de datos un cuestionario semi-estructurado. La poblacioÌn de la muestra consistioÌ en 267 pacientes de atencioÌn baÌsica a la salud. Independiente del sexo o de la edad, 56.2% de los entrevistados relatoÌ hacer uso de fitoteraÌpicos industrializados, siendo que de los 21.3% hizo la adquisicioÌn en las farmacias de las unidades de salud del municipio. Los pacientes reportaron resultados positivos con el tratamiento realizado con fitoteraÌpicos industrializados (89.33%). Entre ellos predominan las mujeres (80%) (p<0.05). Entre los medicamentos citados por los pacientes, el jarabe de guaco se mostroÌ el maÌs frecuente (34%). El presente estudio demuestra la buena aceptacioÌn por parte de los pacientes en realizar tratamientos que implican praÌcticas integrativas como la fitoterapia, pero, por poseer origen vegetal, todaviÌa existe la idea de que estos productos no tienen la capacidad de causar efectos adversos.
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Main subject:
Plants, Medicinal
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Primary Health Care
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Complementary Therapies
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Drug Industry
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Phytotherapy
Type of study:
Observational study
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Prevalence study
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Qualitative research
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Risk factors
Limits:
Adolescent
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Adult
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Aged
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Female
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Humans
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Male
Country/Region as subject:
South America
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Brazil
Language:
English
Journal:
Bol. latinoam. Caribe plantas med. aromát
Journal subject:
Botany
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Medicine
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Plantas Medicinais
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Terapias Complementares
Year:
2018
Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Brazil
Institution/Affiliation country:
Universidade Federal do Paraná/BR
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