Abstract

ZULUETA YATE, Morayma; RODRIGUEZ PEREZ, Lourdes; VAZQUEZ ORTIZ, Marta  and  QUEVEDO FREITES, Gilberto. Needs of learning on drug addiction in Venezuelan integral general physicians from Lara state (2007). Rev Cubana Med Gen Integr [online]. 2012, vol.28, n.1, pp.105-113. ISSN 0864-2125.

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.

Keywords : learning needs; drug addiction; primary health care.

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