Awareness campaigns about self-medication and the level of acceptance of the population

Las campañas de concientización sobre la automedicación y el nivel de aceptación de la población

Abstract

Objective: To determine whether awareness campaigns have an influence on the level of acceptance on self-medication in the population of Villa El Salvador, Lima - Peru. Material and Method: The research had a quantitative approach, a quasi-experimental design type with the participation of 72 residents of the Villa el Salvador district divided into a control and experimental group. The development of the research included an experiment carried out in person during the period December 2024 and January 2025. The experimental group participated in awareness campaigns on the risks of self-medication; Statistical analysis was carried out with SPSS v. 24 software. Results: The response level medians showed a significant change from an average response of "4: Agree" to a level of "2: Disagree", the mean before the experiment was 3.61, going to 2.32. The mode before the experiment was "Totally agree" and went to "Totally disagree". The control group showed no significant difference in its mean, median, and mode. Conclusion: Implementing face-to-face awareness campaigns on the risk of self-medication can change public opinion levels and thus reduce the risks of taking medications without medical supervision.