Access to medicines among internally displaced and non-displaced people in urban areas in Colombia

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Myriam Ruiz-rodríguez²  Veronika J. Wirtz¹  Alvaro J. Idrovo¹  Mary Lupe Angulo² 

[1] ,Universidad Industrial de Santander Escuela de Medicina Bucaramanga,Colombia

关键词: Health Services Accessibility;    Vulnerable Populations;    Social Security;    Accesibilidad a los Servicios de Salud;    Poblaciones Vulnerables;    Seguridad Social;   

DOI  :  10.1590/S0102-311X2012001400004

来源: SciELO

【 摘 要 】

This study analyzes access to medicines among displaced and non-displaced populations in urban areas in Bucaramanga, Colombia. A household survey was carried out to study access to medicines for self-reported and medically diagnosed health conditions. Multiple Poisson regression with robust variance was used to determine factors associated with access to medicines. Two thousand and sixty individuals from 514 families participated. Only 29.1% (95%CI: 22.04-37.08) of the individuals in the sample with prescriptions and 44.3% (95%CI: 40.42-48.25) with self-reported needs for pharmacotherapy were taking medicines. Greater access was associated with the perceived severity of the illness, higher income, having a health center nearby and not perceiving barriers in accessing services. Social security affiliation and being displaced were not related. Social security coverage alone does not have an effect on access to medicines because it does not include essential medicines that correspond to the health needs of this population. Resolving administrative and geographical barriers is likely to improve access to medicines.

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