Self-medication in adult Latin American immigrants in Seville

Acta Paulista de Enfermagem

José Rafael González-lópez²  María De Los Ángeles Rodríguez-gázquez¹  María De Las Mercedes Lomas-campos² 

[1] ,University of Seville Department of Nursing Faculty of Nursing, Physiotherapy and Podiatry,Spain

关键词: Emigration and immigration;    Prevalence;    Drug Utilization;    Self medication;    Latin America;    Migração internacional;    Prevalência;    Uso de medicamentos;    Automedicação;    América Latina;    Migración internacional;    Prevalencia;    Utilización de medicamentos;    Automedicación;    América Latina;   

DOI  :  10.1590/S0103-21002012000900012

来源: SciELO

【 摘 要 】

OBJECTIVE: To estimate the prevalence of non-prescription pharmaceutical use in the Latin American immigrant population. METHOD: A descriptive, cross-sectional study of a representative sample of 190 immigrants. We used a questionnaire based on the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS). RESULTS: In the past six months, 77.4% of the sample self-medicated. The prevalence of consumption of antiinflammatory and non-prescription analgesics was the highest, followed by antibiotics. A statistical difference was observed in non-prescription use of antibiotics by gender. CONCLUSION: The consumption of pharmaceuticals without a medical prescription in the Latin American immigrants in the city of Seville is high.

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