Presentation of Data
I. Demographic Profile
Age
Frequency
15 years old
5
16 years old
5
17 years old
8
18 years old
10
19 years old
2
20 years old
0
21 years old
0
0
22 years old and above
Total
30
Figure 1. The Age of Respondents
Percentage
17
17
27
33
7
0
0
0
100
Year level
First Year
Second Year
Third Year
Fourth Year
Fifth Year
Total
Frequency
3
13
3
1
0
20
Percentage
15
65
15
5
0
100
Colleges
Frequency
Percentage
B.S. Architecture
2
10
B.S. Business Administration
6
30
B.S. Education
1
5
B.S. Liberal Arts
0
0
B.S. Engineering
5
25
B.S. Law
0
0
B.S. Nursing
0
0
B.S. Pharmacy
5
25
B.S. Science
1
5
Total
20
100
Figure 3. The College where the Respondents belong
Frequency
Percentage
First Year
0
Second Year
1
Third Year
5
Fourth Year
4
Total
10
Figure 4. The Year Level of the High school Respondents
0
10
50
40
100
Figure 4 shows the Year level of the high school respondents. 0 out of 10 or 0% of
the high school respondents are in the first year level. 1 out of 10 or 10% of the high
school respondents are in the second year level. 5 out of 10 or 50% of the high school
respondents are in the third year level. 4 out of 10 or 40% of the high school respondents
are in the fourth year level.
Weight
Frequency
25-35 kg
3
36-46 kg
14
47-57 kg
11
58 kg and above
2
Total
30
Figure 5. The Weight of the Respondents
Percentage
10
47
37
7
100
Drug Allergies
Frequency
Percentage
Yes
1
3
No
29
97
Total
100
30
Figure 5 shows the weight of respondents. 3 out of 30 or 10% of the respondents
are 25-35kg. 14 out of 30 or 47% of the respondents are 36-46kg. 11 out of 30 or 37% of
the respondents are 47-57 kg. 2 out of 30 or 7% of the respondents are 58 kg and above.
Figure 6. The Current Medications: whether the Respondents are Allergic to Drugs
or Not
Figure 6 explains if the respondents are allergic to drugs or not. 1 out of 30 or 3%
of the respondents are allergic to drugs while the 29 out of 30 or 97% of the respondents
are not allergic to any drugs. One of the respondents have an allergy to Bio flu.
Diseases
Frequency
Percentage
Diabetes
3
20
High Blood Pressure
1
7
High Cholesterol
0
0
Hypothyroidism
0
0
Goiter
0
0
Pneumonia
1
7
Heart Problems
3
20
Asthma
5
33
Stomach or peptic ulcer
2
13
Rheumatic fever
0
0
Total
15
100
Figure 7. The Past Medical History of the Respondents
Figure 7 illustrates the past medical history of the respondents. 3 out of 15 or 20%
are diabetic. 1 out of 15 or 7% of the respondents have high blood pressure. 0 out of 15 or
0% of the respondents do not have high cholesterol, hypothyroidism, goiter and
rheumatic fever. 1 out of 15 or 7% of the respondents have pneumonia. 3 out of 15 or
20% of the respondents have heart problems. 5 out of 15 or 33% of the respondents have
asthma. 2 out of 15 or 13% of the respondents have stomach or peptic ulcer. The others
have skin allergy, anemia and skin asthma.
Age
10 years old
11 years old
12years old
13 years old
14 years old
15 years old
Total
Frequency
Percentage
5
19
7
26
7
26
7
26
0
0
1
4
27
100
Figure 8. The Womens Reproductive History
Frequency
Percentage
Regularity of menstruation cycle
Regular
21
78
Irregular
6
22
Total
27
100
Figure 9. The Regularity of Menstruation Cycle
Alwa
ys
0
0
36
Frequen
tly
15
27
21
Seldom
16
20
26
Nev
er
17
12
1
Total
48
59
84
Hyoscine butylbromide
28
12
16
11
67
(Buscopan Venus)
24
44
8
9
85
Paracetamol (Tempra)
Figure 10. How Often Analgesic Drugs were used by the respondents.
The most common Analgesic taken by teenagers are Hyoscine butylbromide
(Buscopan Venus).
Alwa Frequent
Seldom Never
Total
ys
ly
Ademetionine
0
0
2
29
31
Hypericum perforatum
0
0
2
29
31
Oxitriptan
0
0
2
29
31
Tryptophan
0
0
2
29
31
Sleepasil
0
0
2
29
31
Figure 11. How Often Antidepressant Drugs were used by the respondents.
Antidepressants
Anti-diarrheal
Loperomide HCl
(Diatabs)
Loperomide HCl
(Imodium)
Loperomide HCl
(Lomotil)
Always
Frequent
Seldom
ly
Never
Total
12
12
22
12
58
16
19
44
15
10
18
51
Always
Total
61
44
57
Anti-Inflammatory
Always
Frequently
Seldo
m
12
Never
Total
0
12
19
43
Ibuprofen (Advil)
Alaxan/Alaxan FR
0
6
22
17
45
(Ibuprofen + Paracetamol)
0
0
4
28
32
Naproxen Sodium (Aleve)
0
0
4
28
32
Ibuprofen (Motrin)
0
0
6
27
33
Aspirin (Ascriptin)
0
0
6
27
33
Aspirin (Ecotrin)
0
0
6
27
33
Aspirin (Excedrin)
Figure 14. How Often Anti-Inflammatory Drugs were used by the Respondents.
Decongestants
Always
Frequen
tly
Seldo
m
Never
Total
Phenylephrine4
9
10
22
45
Chlorphenamine (Disudrin)
Phenylephrine8
15
28
9
60
Chlorphenamine(Decolgen)
Figure 15. How Often Decongestant Drugs were used by the Respondents.
Vitamin Supplements
Enervon
Ascorbic acid (Ceelin)
Alwa
ys
28
24
Frequen
tly
12
12
Seldo Neve
m
r
14
12
32
4
Total
66
72
52
6
16
7
81
4
3
4
24
35
Figure 16. How Often Vitamin Supplement Drugs were used by the Respondents.
Cherifer
Poten Cee
Chapter 5
Conclusions and Recommendation
I.
Conclusion
The following are the conclusions derived from the study.
1. The most common Analgesic taken by teenagers is Hyoscine
butylbromide (Buscopan Venus).
2. The anti-depressants is seldom used by teenagers.
3. The most common Anti-diarrheals taken by teenager is Loperomide
HCl (Diatabs).
4. Cetirizine(Allerkid) is the most consumed by teenagers.
5. The most common Anti-Inflammatory is Alaxan/Alaxan
FR
(Ibuprofen + Paracetamol).
6. The most common Decongestant taken by teenagers is PhenylephrineChlorphenamine (Decolgen).
7. The most common Vitamin Supplement taken by teenagers is Cherifer.
II.
Recommendations
Diba may sinasabi ka sakin kanina na recommendations
*risk factor of a certain drug
*effect of otc drugs in the body? How iw works inside the body