Medicamentos e automedicação: oficina temática no ensino de ciências naturais e suas tecnologias

Abstract

Among the numerous health problems worldwide, self-medication and their consequences are the most serious. There are many reasons why individuals self-medicate, such as the pursuit of an immediate solution for their health problems, difficulties in medical assistance access, high laboratories investment in drug advertising, among others. Medicines are important allies in the treatment of diseases, however they have been a major cause of intoxication in the country. Due to health and education, the society has advanced with the development of these areas, this work is aimed to develop a diversified pedagogical interdisciplinary workshop in the Teaching of Natural Sciences and their technologies (CNT), together with students of elementary school in the Escola do Campo São Pedro in the city of Santa Izabel do Oeste–PR with the theme “Medicine and self-medication”, aimed to make the students aware of the risks of indiscriminate drug use without professional orientation. The evaluation of the work developed was done by the application of a questionnaire before and after the workshop. The analysis of the questionnaires was performed by content analysis, according to Bardin. Furthermore, this work seeks to form selfaware citizens and researchers capable of rethinking the society the live in.