Lucas Raquel, Lunet Nuno, Carvalho Rui, Langa Júlio, Muanantatha Marília, Nkunda Lucien-Pierre, Barros Henrique
Laboratório de Higiene e Epidemologia, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade do Porto, Alameda Prof. Hernâni Monteiro, Porto, Portugal.
Cad Saude Publica. 2007 Dec;23(12):2845-52. doi: 10.1590/s0102-311x2007001200005.
Patterns in the use of medicines are expected to reflect distinct health features between populations. This study aimed to describe the self-reported use of medication by a sample of university students in Maputo, Mozambique. We conducted a survey of 797 students in a private university in Maputo. Participants completed a questionnaire including socio-demographic data and pattern of medication use in the preceding month. Information was collected on the number and names of drugs, duration of use, and prescription. The drugs were grouped according to therapeutic indication. In the previous month, 56% of students had used at least one pharmaceutical drug, with higher prevalence for women (65.2% vs. 42.2%) and men attending health-related courses (67.4% vs. 53.2%). The most commonly used medicines were anti-inflammatory/analgesic drugs (62.2%), anti-infectives (25.9%), and vitamins/minerals (13.6%). The most frequently used single drugs were paracetamol (42.8%), amoxicillin (12.6%), and ibuprofen (8.4%). Duration of use was lowest for anti-inflammatory/analgesic drugs and highest for oral contraceptives. Use of medication by Mozambican students was similar to that observed in other university populations.
药物使用模式有望反映不同人群之间独特的健康特征。本研究旨在描述莫桑比克马普托的一组大学生自我报告的用药情况。我们对马普托一所私立大学的797名学生进行了一项调查。参与者填写了一份问卷，包括社会人口统计学数据和前一个月的用药模式。收集了有关药物的数量和名称、使用时长以及处方的信息。这些药物根据治疗适应症进行了分类。在前一个月，56%的学生使用过至少一种药物，女性（65.2%对42.2%）以及修读与健康相关课程的男性（67.4%对53.2%）的患病率更高。最常用的药物是抗炎/镇痛药（62.2%）、抗感染药（25.9%）和维生素/矿物质（13.6%）。最常使用的单一药物是对乙酰氨基酚（42.8%）、阿莫西林（12.6%）和布洛芬（8.4%）。抗炎/镇痛药的使用时长最短，口服避孕药的使用时长最长。莫桑比克学生的用药情况与其他大学生群体中观察到的情况相似。
