RELAÇÃO ENTRE A AUTOPERCEPÇÃO DO ESTADO DE SAÚDE E A AUTOMEDICAÇÃO ENTRE ESTUDANTES UNIVERSITÁRIOS

摘要: Objectives: Find out if there is relationship between self-perception of health and illness the practice self-medication among college students. Methods: We applied a questionnaire about concepts practices students Interdisciplinary Health Bachelor Degree (at UFBA). analyzed responses to perception reference adoption self-medication. Results: Among 503 students, 82% self-reported as healthy 18% used when they were sick. Only 9.5% reported feeling sick, while 88% said did not feel who perceived themselves was significantly greater frequency references (30% versus 16%) (p = 0.04). Conclusions: Our study suggests correlation young people sick The low percentage found in this sample compared studies with individuals more advanced process professional training, can serve warning courses, pointing their own progress within course an element that influences