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http://www.ultimahora.com/notas/297287-Gripe-A-H1N1:-Hubo---alto-índice-de-automedicación
Influenza A H1N1: There was high rate of self-medication
In Asuncion, 36% of the population resorted to self-medication to treat flu AH1N1, research reveals knowledge, attitudes and practices of the population in Asunci?n and Central with respect to dengue, yellow fever, influenza AH1N1.
The study was conducted by the Institute of Communication and Arts (ICA), for the Ministry of Public Health, with support from UNICEF, a total of 1,111 respondents.
The study also reveals that in the case of dengue, 16% of respondents in Asuncion dispensed drugs without prescription.
RISKS. Self-medication involves a health risk, authorities repeatedly warned the ministry.
In the specific case of avian AH1N1, this practice can reduce and delay the onset of symptoms and difficulty in diagnosis. It can also cause side effects.
Also, if a person is not sick and take antivirals, can cause resistance. This means the drug will not work when your body really needs it.
YELLOW FEVER. Another outcome of the investigation of ICA shows that yellow fever is not affected even at 1% of the population in Asunci?n and Central.
In the case of the capital city, only 0.3% of respondents answered affirmatively when asked if they or a family member had yellow fever. At Central, 100% said no.
We must take into account the widespread yellow fever which took over the media, which even went on to create a kind of collective psychosis. Just remember how, between February and March last year, hundreds of people crowded in front of hospitals expecting to receive the vaccine.
Influenza A H1N1: There was high rate of self-medication
In Asuncion, 36% of the population resorted to self-medication to treat flu AH1N1, research reveals knowledge, attitudes and practices of the population in Asunci?n and Central with respect to dengue, yellow fever, influenza AH1N1.
The study was conducted by the Institute of Communication and Arts (ICA), for the Ministry of Public Health, with support from UNICEF, a total of 1,111 respondents.
The study also reveals that in the case of dengue, 16% of respondents in Asuncion dispensed drugs without prescription.
RISKS. Self-medication involves a health risk, authorities repeatedly warned the ministry.
In the specific case of avian AH1N1, this practice can reduce and delay the onset of symptoms and difficulty in diagnosis. It can also cause side effects.
Also, if a person is not sick and take antivirals, can cause resistance. This means the drug will not work when your body really needs it.
YELLOW FEVER. Another outcome of the investigation of ICA shows that yellow fever is not affected even at 1% of the population in Asunci?n and Central.
In the case of the capital city, only 0.3% of respondents answered affirmatively when asked if they or a family member had yellow fever. At Central, 100% said no.
We must take into account the widespread yellow fever which took over the media, which even went on to create a kind of collective psychosis. Just remember how, between February and March last year, hundreds of people crowded in front of hospitals expecting to receive the vaccine.