Community Health Agents and the promotion of correct use of medication in northeast of Brazil

Authors

  • Tatiane Cristina Marques Laboratório de Ensino e Pesquisa em Farmácia Social. Universidade Federal de Sergipe.
  • Dyego Carlos Souza Anacleto de Araujo Laboratório de Ensino e Pesquisa em Farmácia Social. Universidade Federal de Sergipe.
  • Alécio Rabelo Gama Departamento de Farmácia. Universidade Federal de Sergipe.
  • Giselle de Carvalho Brito Departamento de Farmácia. Universidade Federal de Sergipe.
  • Ricardo Goes de Aguiar Instituto de Ciências da Motricidade. Universidade Federal de Alfenas
  • Elisdete Maria Santos de Jesus Departamento de Farmácia. Universidade Federal de Sergipe.
  • Adriana Andrade Carvalho Departamento de Farmácia. Universidade Federal de Sergipe.
  • Neidimila Aparecida Silveira Instituto de Ciências da Motricidade. Universidade Federal de Alfenas.
  • Luciana Lucena Aranha de Macêdo Departamento de Farmácia. Universidade Federal da Paraíba.
  • Divaldo Pereira de Lyra-Junior Laboratório de Ensino e Pesquisa em Farmácia Social. Universidade Federal de Sergipe. http://orcid.org/0000-0002-0266-0702

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.14808/sci.plena.2020.094501

Keywords:

Community Health Workers, primary health care, drug utilization

Abstract

Community health agents (CHAs) are important actors in the community's health-disease process. This study aimed to describe CHAs guidance activities to the population for the correct use of medications. An exploratory survey study was conducted in three Brazilian cities from 2013 to 2017. The data collection involved the application of questionnaires. 267 CHA participated in the study; older people were those who ask the most for medicine therapy information (84%); the main doubts presented by the patients were about medication administration time (86%); self-medication were pointed out as main risks situations identified by ACS (86%); 84% of ACS reported that did not have enough knowledge to give information about medications and 14% of ACS get trained on this subject. Although CHAs frequently identified risks situations related to the use of medications, they do not feel confident to inform the correct use of medications to community.

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Published

2020-10-22

How to Cite

Marques, T. C., Araujo, D. C. S. A. de, Gama, A. R., Brito, G. de C., Aguiar, R. G. de, Jesus, E. M. S. de, Carvalho, A. A., Silveira, N. A., Macêdo, L. L. A. de, & Lyra-Junior, D. P. de. (2020). Community Health Agents and the promotion of correct use of medication in northeast of Brazil. Scientia Plena, 16(9). https://doi.org/10.14808/sci.plena.2020.094501

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Vol. 16 No. 9 (2020): Setembro/September 2020

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