Self-medication Practices During the Covid-19 Pandemic in a Latin American Country: A Cross-sectional Survey Study.
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-sec...
| Publicado en: | Inquiry (00469580) pp. 1 - 12 |
|---|---|
| Autores principales: | , , , , , , , , , , , , |
| Formato: | Artículo |
| Publicado: |
Sage Publications Inc.
11/25/2024
|
| Materias: | |
| Acceso en línea: | Ver este registro en EBSCOhost |
| fields | @attributes: recordID: 1 pdfLink: plink: https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=hlh&AN=181086676&site=ehost-live header: @attributes: shortDbName: hlh uiTerm: 181086676 longDbName: Humanities International Complete uiTag: AN controlInfo: bkinfo: jinfo: jid: 00469580 INQ jtl: Inquiry (00469580) issn: 00469580 maglogo: Y pubinfo: dt: 11/25/2024 pid: 344 pub: Sage Publications Inc. artinfo: ui: 181086676 10.1177/00469580241301307 ppf: 1 ppct: 11 formats: tig: atl: Self-medication Practices During the Covid-19 Pandemic in a Latin American Country: A Cross-sectional Survey Study. aug: au: Salvador-Carrillo, José Campos-Loza, Luz Guillen-Carbajal, David Real-Pantoja, Jakelyn Pachas, Allison Crisol-Deza, Diego Saravia, Luis Rey-Vidal, Oliver Usquiano-Cardenas, Luis Flores, Claudio Izaguirre, Víctor Zevallos, Alejandra Fajardo, Williams affil: Escuela Profesional de Medicina Humana, Universidad Privada San Juan Bautista, Filial de Chincha, Ica, Perú Escuela Profesional de Medicina Humana, Universidad Privada San Juan Bautista, Lima, Peru Escuela Profesional de Medicina Humana, Universidad Privada San Juan Bautista, Filial de Ica, Ica, Peru Facultad de Farmacia y Bioquímica, Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos, Lima, Peru su: Cross-sectional method Poisson distribution Azithromycin Statistical sampling Questionnaires Medical care Self medication Chi-squared test Descriptive statistics Surveys Epidemics Marital status Statistics Confidence intervals Macrolide antibiotics Data analysis software Sociodemographic factors COVID-19 pandemic Regression analysis Nonprescription drugs Acetaminophen SARS-CoV-2 Employment COVID-19 Peru sug: subj: Peru Cross-sectional method Poisson distribution Azithromycin Statistical sampling Questionnaires Medical care Self medication Chi-squared test Descriptive statistics Surveys Epidemics Marital status Statistics Confidence intervals Macrolide antibiotics Data analysis software Sociodemographic factors COVID-19 pandemic Regression analysis Nonprescription drugs Acetaminophen SARS-CoV-2 Employment COVID-19 keyword: risk factors self-medication ab: 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 <.001; PR:1.44; 95% CI: 1.26-1.65), being divorced or widowed (P =.002; PR: 1.37; 95% CI: 1.27-1.93), being an informal employee (P <.001; PR:1.45; 95% CI: 1.23-1.71), and having symptoms of SARS-CoV-2 infection with no confirmed diagnosis (P <.001; PR: 2.17; 95% CI: 1.88-2.50). Our results showed that more than a third of all our participants self-medicated themselves. The SMP was associated mainly with residing in Chincha, not having any marital status, being informally employed, and having the presence of symptoms related to COVID-19 without diagnosis. pubtype: Academic Journal doctype: Article src: R language: English refInfo: copyright: @attributes: flag: Y dt: @attributes: year: 2024 holdings: @attributes: islocal: N |
|---|