Date of Award
Spring 5-13-2022
Document Type
Thesis
First Advisor
Cara Gormally
Second Advisor
Daniel J. Lundberg
Abstract
Penicillin is considered to be the most frequently reported drug allergy, with roughly 10% of the U.S. population reporting an allergy (Lee, 2020; Sakoulas et al., 2019). However, current research suggests that more than 90% of people who report a penicillin allergy are actually not truly allergic (Blumenthal et al., 2015; Pongdee & Li, 2018). Confusion about side effects and allergic responses is a common way for penicillin allergies to be falsely reported (Stone et al., 2020). The Deaf community may experience this confusion at a higher rate due to health literacy barriers that likely hinder their learning and understanding of medication side effects. In order to limit false penicillin allergy reporting in the Deaf community, I used semi-structured interviews to uncover experiences that Deaf college students have with learning about the side effects of their medications.
Recommended Citation
Makarewicz, Andrew, "Clarifying Drug Reaction Terminology: Insights from Deaf College Students Allergic to Penicillin" (2022). Undergraduate University Honors Capstones. 88.
https://ida.gallaudet.edu/honors_capstones/88
Included in
Allergy and Immunology Commons, Disability and Equity in Education Commons, Pharmacology Commons
