Estudio de los conocimientos, actitudes y prácticas sobre la disposición final de medicamentos de los estudiantes afines al área de salud de la ESPOCH como estrategia educativa orientada a la ecofarmacovigilancia.

Abstract

The knowledge, attitudes and practices of the students of careers related to the health area of Escuela Superior Politécnica de Chimborazo, on the final disposition of obsolete and / or disused medications were evaluated. The experimental group consisted of the courses of Biochemistry and Pharmacy, Medicine and a bachelor’s degree in Promotion and Health Care, and the control group of students of, bachelor’s degree in Ecotourism, Ecotourism engineering, and Forest Engineering of the area of services and agriculture, fishing and veterinary. The data were collected through surveys, on a sample of 397 students of both genders, of legal age, enrolled during the period October 2016 - March 2017. Results were tabulated using Excel vs 2010, SPSS vs 20, and SPAD vs 56. The results showed that 78.8% of the students did not know the correct way to eliminate the medications and belonged to Biochemistry and Pharmacy (14.9) Promotion and Health Care (14.9%), Medicine ( 8,6% ), Ecotourism Engineering (18.1%), Forest Engineering ( 12, 6 % ) and bachelor’s degree in Ecotourism ( 5,8 % ). 62.5% threw the medications in the trash. The design of a proposal for the collection, classification and final disposal of medications was elaborated, considering the results, including a talk as part of the awareness campaign to promote the Ecopharmacovigilance. It was concluded that students from both areas: health and the service as well as agricultural, forestry, fishing and veterinary don’t know how to dispose of the medicaments and usually throw them in the trash. It is recommended the participation of the authorities of Escuela Superior Politécnica de Chimborazo to implement a program of collection of medicaments.