Automedicación en la región interandina norte del Ecuador: una práctica usual
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Ecuador, prevalence, Self-medicationAbstract
Context: Self-medication is an inappropriate use of medications; it is usually practiced as a self-care measure. In Ecuador, the reported prevalence is 36.5% and it is related to age, gender and level of education. Objective: To determine the prevalence of self-medication in the northern sector of the inter-Andean region of Ecuador, year 2018. Methods: Epidemiological, observational, cross-sectional study in which 2623 subjects who went to pharmacies in five provinces of the northern sector of the inter-Andean region were surveyed to acquire non-prescription medications, just before applying the verbally consented survey. The database was structured in the Excel © version 10 program and the statistical analysis was performed with the SPSS © version 24 package. Results: 54.4% of the surveyed acquired the medications without a prescription. The prevalence of self-medication was higher in women (53.8%), with no significant statistical relationship between female sex and frequency of self-medication (OR 0.9; CI: 0.8–1.1). NSAIDs were the most commonly acquired medications without a prescription (26.9%) followed by an analgesic (paracetamol, 11.2%). Conclusion: More than half of the subjects analyzed of the five provinces of the northern sector of the highland region of Ecuador self-medicate; of these, 8 out of 10 acquire drugs without a prescription from pharmacies distant from healthcare facilities.
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