TY - JOUR
T1 - Automedicación en pacientes con sospecha de COVID-19 en seguimiento clínico remoto en Lambayeque
AU - Barba-Ocares, Rosaelvira
AU - Runzer-Colmenares, Fernando M.
AU - Peña-Sánchez, Eric Ricardo
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
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PY - 2022/4
Y1 - 2022/4
N2 - Background: Due to the pandemic, the Peruvian State decided to implement quarantine during a period of 2020 which caused changes in behavior, one of those: choosing to self-medicate. Therefore, the objective of this study is to describe the characteristics of self-medication in patients suspected of COVID- 19 in Lambayeque during 2020. Materials and methods: cross-sectional analytical observational study in which a telephone survey was applied to 462 patients randomly selected volunteers. Subsequently, a descriptive analysis was performed and associations were searched. Results: the mean age was 42 years (minimun age = 18; maximun age = 90), more than half were women (58%), the majority had higher education (61.7%), they lived in the urban area of Lambayeque (86, 6%) and 64.9% were affiliated with EsSalud. More than half (53.9%) self-medicated during the pandemic, ivermectin (35.7%; n = 218) was the most consumed. It was found that not clear (p <0.05) nor truthful (p = 0.001) the information on how to prevent the transmission of SARS-CoV-2, was associated with self-medication. Conclusions: The studied population used ivermectin to "prevent" COVID-19, they acquired this in pharmacies thanks to the information obtained from a doctor. It is also concluded that believing that the information on COVID-19 prevention provided by the Peruvian media is not clear or is not truthful is associated with a greater probability of self-medication.
AB - Background: Due to the pandemic, the Peruvian State decided to implement quarantine during a period of 2020 which caused changes in behavior, one of those: choosing to self-medicate. Therefore, the objective of this study is to describe the characteristics of self-medication in patients suspected of COVID- 19 in Lambayeque during 2020. Materials and methods: cross-sectional analytical observational study in which a telephone survey was applied to 462 patients randomly selected volunteers. Subsequently, a descriptive analysis was performed and associations were searched. Results: the mean age was 42 years (minimun age = 18; maximun age = 90), more than half were women (58%), the majority had higher education (61.7%), they lived in the urban area of Lambayeque (86, 6%) and 64.9% were affiliated with EsSalud. More than half (53.9%) self-medicated during the pandemic, ivermectin (35.7%; n = 218) was the most consumed. It was found that not clear (p <0.05) nor truthful (p = 0.001) the information on how to prevent the transmission of SARS-CoV-2, was associated with self-medication. Conclusions: The studied population used ivermectin to "prevent" COVID-19, they acquired this in pharmacies thanks to the information obtained from a doctor. It is also concluded that believing that the information on COVID-19 prevention provided by the Peruvian media is not clear or is not truthful is associated with a greater probability of self-medication.
KW - COVID-19. (Source: DeCS-BIREME)
KW - communicable diseases
KW - self-medication
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U2 - 10.35434/rcmhnaaa.2022.152.1233
DO - 10.35434/rcmhnaaa.2022.152.1233
M3 - Artículo
AN - SCOPUS:85140255264
SN - 2225-5109
VL - 15
SP - 191
EP - 198
JO - Revista del Cuerpo Medico Hospital Nacional Almanzor Aguinaga Asenjo
JF - Revista del Cuerpo Medico Hospital Nacional Almanzor Aguinaga Asenjo
IS - 2
ER -