2012, Number 1
Needs of learning on drug addiction in Venezuelan integral general physicians from Lara state (2007)
Language: Spanish
References: 15
Page: 105-113
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ABSTRACT
Introduction: the drug addictions are a health problem that in some developed countries overtakes in morbility and almost to achieve the lethality to cardiovascular and oncologic diseases.Objective: to identify the level of knowledge on drug addiction in Venezuelan integral general physicians working in popular consulting rooms of Iribarren municipality in Lara State, Venezuela.
Methods: a retrospective, cross-sectional and descriptive study was conducted from December, 2006 to June, 2007. Study universe included 46 physicians working in consulting rooms of this municipality. To data collection a survey was applied previous informed consent. Absolute numbers and percentages were used as a measure by each variable used.
Results: there was predominance of 28 physicians with a 6 and 10 years working experience for a 60.9 %. Total of physicians recognized as drugs the marihuana, heroin and cocaine. All declared that only the ill patient must to receive priority; also, the was predominance of the criterion that the treatment must to be applied when the patient is hospitalized for a 56.6 %. The was an scanty experience on the management of these patients for a 91.3 % and the 100 % of polled persons declared its total knowledge of the existence of the Drug Addiction National Program.
Conclusions: there is a scanty knowledge regarding the management of drug addiction in the primary health care; the needs of learning by Venezuelan integral general physicians were identified.
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