Journal of Pharmacovigilance

Jailson Jesus Martins

Publications

• Research Article
  Pharmacovigilance in Cabo Verde: Measuring the Awareness and Knowledge of Consumers
  Author(s): Carla Djamila Reis, Calida Etzana Veiga and Jailson Jesus Martins Carla Djamila Reis, Calida Etzana Veiga and Jailson Jesus Martins
  
  Background: Rational use of medicine involves everyone but half of all medicines globally are used irrationally. Therefore, the patient knowledge about risk and benefit of medicines can be crucial to maximize the benefit of medicine and limit severe consequences such, adverse drug reaction, drug resistance and even death. Purpose: To describe the knowledge and attitudes of the consumers regarding the rational use of medicine. Methods: A descriptive study was performed for consumers’ knowledge and attitudes regarding rational use of medicine. The questionnaire was applied during 1 week (from 18 to 26 August 2015) in all urban areas of the capital of Cabo Verde to a sample of 75.257 individual. The data were analyzed using descriptive statistics and chi-square (χ2) tests. .. View More»
  DOI: 10.4172/2329-6887.1000200

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