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Revista Colombiana de Ciencias Químico - Farmacéuticas
Print version ISSN 0034-7418On-line version ISSN 1909-6356
Abstract
RABELO CEZAR, Greyce Hellen et al. Instrument on knowledge, attitudes and practices of self-medication in university students. Rev. colomb. cienc. quim. farm. [online]. 2022, vol.51, n.3, pp.1083-1097. Epub Dec 30, 2023. ISSN 0034-7418. https://doi.org/10.15446/rcciquifa.v51n3.100355.
Objective:
To build and validate an instrument to investigate the knowledge, attitudes and practices of Brazilian university students about self-medication.
Method:
Methodological study carried out at a public university in the center of western Minas Gerais, Brazil. A committee of judges assessed clarity, relevance and comprehensiveness and the pre-test carried out with a target audience to assess understanding and acceptability. The content validity index (CVI) was used to assess the proportion of agreement and Cronbach's alpha coefficient (a) to measure reliability.
Results:
The instrument consisted of 38 items divided into three sections: characterization of participants (13 items); knowledge and practices of self-medication (3 items); and beliefs and attitudes (22 items). The mean CVI for all sections of the instrument was 0.97 and the Cronbach's alpha coefficient for the beliefs and attitudes section >0.70.
Conclusion:
The instrument was considered valid to assess knowledge, practice, beliefs and attitudes about self-medication in university students.
Keywords : Self-medication; students; health knowledge; attitudes; practice; validation study.