Pharmaceutical care to pregnant women carrying human immunodeficiency virus
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https://doi.org/10.1590/S1984-82502009000300026Keywords:
Pharmacoepidemiology, Pharmaceutical Care, HIV, Pregnant women^i1^spharmacoepidemiological profAbstract
The purpose of this present study was to know the pharmacoepidemiological profile of pregnant women carrying HIV, the prevention actions against vertical transmission, and evaluate the service respecting the patients' level of satisfaction. It was developed a quali-quantitative longitudinal study, with the sample being composed by pregnant women carrying HIV attended at the Pharmaceutical Care Service of a public hospital of Fortaleza - state of Ceará, during the period between January and September, 2007. The data were collected by means of follow-up cards, patients' medical history and, finally, interviews to verify the users' level of satisfaction related to the service. Twenty seven pregnant and parturient women have participated in the study. The mean profile found was of a single woman, aged in the range between 18 and 28 years, of Caucasian race or dark colored, with familial revenue below the minimum wage, having elementary or high school, and being unemployed. It was observed that 77.8% (n=21) of patients followed all prevention strategies against maternal-infant transmission. Twenty nine drug related problems have been detected, out of which 51.7% (n=15) were resolved. The general level of satisfaction respecting the Pharmaceutical Care Service was quite satisfactory. By means of the Pharmaceutical Care Service, the pharmacist professional effectively collaborates for the correct utilization of medications, and this action results directly in a decrease of HIV vertical transmission.Downloads
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2009-09-01
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Pharmaceutical care to pregnant women carrying human immunodeficiency virus . (2009). Brazilian Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences, 45(3), 593-602. https://doi.org/10.1590/S1984-82502009000300026