Avaliação do nível de conhecimento dos discentes do curso de biomedicina de uma faculdade da região metropolitana de Goiânia sobre a utilização da toxina botulínica

Abstract

OBJECTIVE To evaluate the knowledge of students of the biomedicine course of a Faculty of the Metropolitan Region of Goiânia about the use of botulinum toxin. METHODOLOGY This cross-sectional study consisted of collecting data from questionnaires on the use of botulinum toxin (TB) answered by students of the Biomedicine course of a college in the Goiânia Metropolitan Region, held in the second semester of 2019. RESULTS It was found that over half of the students in the survey knew about the different uses of TB; 57% of the students were able to answer about the different uses of TB; 67% answered that the minimum term of TB use was 3 to 6 months; 74% answered that they did not know about the sequelae; 57% answered that there are contraindications and almost unanimously students know that the aesthetic biomedical is qualified to apply TB. CONCLUSION Based on the research done with students from the biomedicine course, it was found that in some aspects the students were not very clear regarding the mechanism of action of TB, sequelae, supplementation, dilution and dosage. This finding should serve as a stimulus for them to delve into this theme.