Level of knowledge about self-medication in pregnancy in mothers of the initial level in a public school in San Juan Lurigancho in the month of December, 2021

• Autores: Jauregui-Ramos, Angela Belen, Ipanaque-Ramirez, Ariana Guadalupe, Lozano-Hidalgo, Caleb Alexandra, Lastra-Espinoza, Ester Abila, Ledesma-Canales, Gabriela Estefani
• Formato: artículo
• Fecha de Publicación: 2023
• Institución: Sociedad Materno Fetal
• Repositorio: Revista Internacional de Salud Materno Fetal
• Lenguaje: español
• OAI Identifier: oai:ojs2.ojs.revistamaternofetal.com:article/260
• Enlace del recurso: http://ojs.revistamaternofetal.com/index.php/RISMF/article/view/260
• Nivel de acceso: acceso abierto
• Materia: Nivel de conocimiento; Automedicación; Embarazo; Perú

Objective: To determine the level of knowledge about self-medication in pregnancy in initial level mothers in a school in San Juan de Lurigancho, Peru Material and methods: Descriptive observational cross-sectional study applied to 20 mothers. A questionnaire of 20 questions validated by experts was carried out. Results: The age of the mothers ranged from 24 to 44 years, the level of education of 50% was secondary school and the occupation of 75% was housewife. It is shown that 50% purchased medications without a prescription and that the vast majority of respondents are aware of the adverse effects of self-medication, in addition to the establishment where they easily acquire medications are pharmacies. Conclusions: We determined that there is a good level of knowledge about self-medication but it continues to be a recurring practice today due to economic, social and cultural factors.