SELF-MEDICATION AMONG STUDENTS OF THE FACULTY OF MEDICINE AT A UNIVERSITY IN NORTHERN PERU
Revista de la Facultad de Medicina Humana, ISSN: 2308-0531, Vol: 24, Issue: 3, Page: 20-26
2024
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Article Description
Objective: Describe self-medication and its relationship with sociodemographic characteristics in students of the medical school of a university in northern Peru 2023. Methods: An observational, cross-sectional and prospective design was used with 301 participants, using the CAuM-ovr questionnaire to collect data. Results: 83.4% of the students self-medicated. The bivariate analysis revealed that belonging to medical school signicantly increased the probability of self-medication (p=0.0001, OR=26.4), as did having a salary greater than 1, 500 soles (p=0.01, OR= 2, 26). The main reasons included symptoms not considered serious enough to see a doctor (39%). Regarding the level of knowledge, a high percentage (94.8%) did not request information about medications and 94% believed in the influence of advertising on their purchasing decisions. Attitudinally, 60.6% occasionally consulted a specialist for health problems, while 58.6% bought medications recommended by advertising. Conclusion: The frequency of self-medication is high among these students, which indicates a continuous risk practice despite their health training.
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http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?partnerID=HzOxMe3b&scp=85198851019&origin=inward; http://dx.doi.org/10.25176/rfmh.v24i3.6510; https://revistas.urp.edu.pe/index.php/RFMH/article/view/6510; http://www.scielo.org.pe/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S2308-05312024000300052&lng=en&tlng=en; http://www.scielo.org.pe/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&pid=S2308-05312024000300052&lng=en&tlng=en; http://www.scielo.org.pe/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S2308-05312024000300052; http://www.scielo.org.pe/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&pid=S2308-05312024000300052
Instituto de Investigacion en Ciencias Biomedicas
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