Factors associated with self-medication in adolescents in the rural area of Cartagena, Colombia

Autor:	Anderson Díaz Pérez, Moraima Del Toro Rubio, Zorayda Barrios Puerta, Cristina Elena Bohórquez Moreno
Rok vydání:	2020
Předmět:	Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine business.industry Environmental health Medicine Rural area business Self-medication
Zdroj:	Archivos de Medicina (Manizales). 20:356-363
ISSN:	2339-3874 1657-320X
DOI:	10.30554/archmed.20.2.3697.2020
Popis:	Objective: to determine the factors that influence on self-medication in Cartagena de Indias (Colombia) adolescents in rural area. Materials and methods: analytical, cross-sectional study, which 383 adolescents between 10 and 18 years old, who lives in two towns of Cartagena, participated. An instrument designed for this study and validated by an expert was applied and integrated by a sociodemographic component, as well as a self-medication and related factors instrument. Results: participants were mostly males (58.2%), between 12 and 17 years old (14.9% and 16.2%), high school students (55.1%). This practice is associated with influence of a relative or a friend (OR 95% CI (6,686 (3,960-11,288)), female sex (OR 95% CI (2,636 (1,516- 4,586) and the acquisition of medications without a medical formula (OR 95% CI (10,491 (4,849 22,698)). Conclusions: self-medication is a common practice among adolescents in the rural area of Cartagena, and is given by cultural factors, such as the family influences and the flexibility of acquiring medications without a medical formula.
Databáze:	OpenAIRE
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