1. Instrumento sobre conhecimento, atitudes e práticas da automedicação em estudantes universitários.
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Rabelo Cézar, Greyce Hellen, Nogueira Guimarães, Hemelly, Cidade Santos, Joana Stephanie, Carrilho Menezes, Aline, Sanches, Cristina, Cristine de Melo, Angelita, and Donizetti Trevisan, Danilo
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CRONBACH'S alpha , *SELF medication , *PRIMARY audience , *TEST validity , *HEALTH literacy - Abstract
Objective: To build and validate an instrument to investigate the knowledge, attitudes and practices of Brazilian university students about self-medication. Method: Methodological study carried out at a public university in the center of western Minas Gerais, Brazil. A committee of judges assessed clarity, relevance and comprehensiveness and the pre-test carried out with a target audience to assess understanding and acceptability. The content validity index (CVI) was used to assess the proportion of agreement and Cronbach's alpha coefficient (α) to measure reliability. Results: The instrument consisted of 38 items divided into three sections: characterization of participants (13 items); knowledge and practices of self-medication (3 items); and beliefs and attitudes (22 items). The mean CVI for all sections of the instrument was 0.97 and the Cronbach's alpha coefficient for the beliefs and attitudes section >0.70. Conclusion: The instrument was considered valid to assess knowledge, practice, beliefs and attitudes about self-medication in university students. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2022
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