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Centro de investigaciones y Publicaciones Farmacéuticas
2008
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- Health complaints and use of medicines among adolescents in Malta Maria Cordina Rita Darmanin Ellul Anton Buhagiar Anthony Fenech Janet Mifsud Medicina Malta Adolescent Drug Utilization Objective: To investigate self-reported health complaints and the use of medicines among adolescents in Malta. Methods: A self-administered questionnaire was used to survey self-reported health complaints, the use and the sources of medicines that had been accessed, during the preceding 3 months among adolescents attending secondary schools in Malta.A stratified random sample design generated a sample size of 514 students. The health complaintsand use of medicines that were investigated included ear problems/hay fever/cold/cough, headache, skin problems, sport injuries, indigestion/diarrhoea/constipation, eye problems and menstrual pain (for girls). The use of vitamins and antibiotics was also investigated.Results: A total of 477 students participated in the final data collection. Correct information wassubmitted by 474 students, (aged 14-16 years), who formed the analytical sample, of which 53.8% were girls. The students reported a mean number of 2.70(SD = 1.39) out of a total of 7 health complaints and 90.3% reported using at least 1 medicine during the preceding 3 months. The community pharmacy wascited as the most commonly accessed source for most of the medicines that were investigated. A proportion of 24.3% of the students had taken atleast 1 medicine without adult guidance during the preceding 3 months. Almost 10% of those who hadtaken antibiotics, had accessed them from the home medicine cabinet... 2008 artículo científico 1885-642X https://www.redalyc.org/articulo.oa?id=69060308 en http://www.redalyc.org/revista.oa?id=690 Pharmacy Practice application/pdf Centro de investigaciones y Publicaciones Farmacéuticas Pharmacy Practice (España) Num.3 Vol.6