Self-medication Practices During the Covid-19 Pandemic in a Latin American Country: A Cross-sectional Survey Study
| Autor: | José Salvador-Carrillo MSc, Luz Campos-Loza MD, David Guillen-Carbajal MD, Jakelyn Real-Pantoja MD, Allison Pachas MSEd, Diego Crisol-Deza MD, Luis Saravia MPH, Oliver Rey-Vidal BSc, Luis Usquiano-Cardenas MBM, Claudio Flores PhD, Víctor Izaguirre MSc, Alejandra Zevallos MSc, Williams Fajardo MPH |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2024 |
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| Zdroj: | Inquiry: The Journal of Health Care Organization, Provision, and Financing, Vol 61 (2024) |
| Druh dokumentu: | article |
| ISSN: | 0046-9580 1945-7243 00469580 |
| DOI: | 10.1177/00469580241301307 |
| Popis: | The COVID-19 pandemic has led many people to turn to self-medication as an accessible and convenient method of managing their health. Thus, this study sought to describe the self-medication practices (SMP) and their risk factors among the Peruvian population during the COVID-19 outbreak. A cross-sectional study was conducted from January to March, 2021, in 3 cities of Peru (Lima, Ica, and Chincha). An e-survey was distributed virtually to these populations. The association among the SMP and other variables was explored using the Chi-square test and then analyzed by the Poisson regression model (step-wise). The degree of association was represented by a prevalence ratio (PR) with its respective 95% confidence interval (95% CI). A total of 2207 participants (38.86 ± 15.1 yo) were included. 70.1% (n = 1547) were women and 70.0% (n = 1544) were from Lima. The frequency of SMP among all participants was 35.93%. In the self-medicated population, the most used drugs without a prescription were ivermectin (drops, 72.01%, n = 571), paracetamol (41.24%, n = 327), and azithromycin (25.81%, n = 284). The main factors associated with SMP were living in Chincha ( P |
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