Representações sobre o uso de medicamentos em gestantes assistidas na rede básica de saúde [Representations of drug utilization by pregnant women at primary health care]
Keywords:
Gravidez, uso de medicamentos, cuidado pré-natal, automedicação [Pregnancy, drug utilization, prenatal care, self-medication] [Embarazo, utilización de medicamentos, atención prenatal, automedicación]Abstract
O uso de medicamentos na gestação requer atenção especial, pois,dependendo do seu emprego, o efeito pode ser deletério para o feto. Assim, o objetivo foi conhecer e compreender as representações sobre o uso de medicamentos em 11 gestantes de baixo risco assistidas na atenção básica em saúde de município de Dourados-MS. Pesquisa qualitativa, descritiva e exploratória, realizada em 2010, que se utilizou da entrevista-narrativa, e cujo aporte teórico foram as concepções de representação de Stuart Hall. As representações de medo e responsabilidade evidenciadas parecem ancoradas no sentido de proteção ao feto, levando à autorregulação de suas ações. Os significados negativos dos medicamentos foram reforçados, levando ao cumprimento mais criterioso das prescrições medicamentosas e ao abandono da automedicação, incluindo o uso de chás e de plantas medicinais.
ABSTRACT
Drug utilization during pregnancy requires special attention because of possible deleterious effects to the fetus. The objective of the study (2010) was to assess, via narrative-interview, representations of drug utilization by 11 (eleven) low risk pregnant women assisted in primary health care at Dourados, MS, Brazil. Qualitative, descriptive, and exploratory research, on the basis of Stuart Hall’s theoretical framework of representations. Representations of fear and of responsibility identified seem anchored in fetus protection, leading to self-regulation of women’s actions. Negative meanings of medicine have been enhanced, leading to compliance with the most judicious use of drug prescriptions and to discontinuation of self-medication practices, including the use of teas and herbal.
RESUMEN
El uso de medicamentos durante el embarazore quiere una atención especial, ya que dependiendo Del efecto de su uso puede ser perjudicial para el feto. El objetivo fue conocer y comprender las representaciones sobre el uso de medicamentos en 11gestantes de bajo riesgo en la asistencia primaria de salud de Dourados, MS-Brasil. Investigación cualitativa, descriptiva y exploratoria, realizada en 2010, que utilizó la entrevista narrativa, y cuyo aporte teórico fueron das concepciones de representación de Stuart Hall. Las representaciones de miedo y responsabilidad evidenciadas parecen ancladas en el fin de proteger al feto, lo que lleva a la autorregulación de sus acciones. Los significados negativos de los medicamentos se han incrementado, lo que lleva al cumplimiento de un uso más racional de los medicamentos y al abandono de la automedicación, incluyendo el uso de infusiones y de hierbas medicinales.
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