The use of medication and associated factors among adults living in Campinas, São Paulo, Brazil: differences between men and women

Ciência & Saúde Coletiva

Priscila Maria Stolses Bergamo Francisco¹  Tássia Fraga Bastos¹  Karen Sarmento Costa¹  Maria Aparecida Medeiros Barros Do Prado¹  Marilisa Berti De Azevedo Barros¹ 

关键词: Uso de medicamentos;    Prevalência;    População adulta;    Inquérito epidemiológico;    Farmacoepidemiologia;    Medication use;    Prevalence;    Adult population;    Epidemiological survey;    Pharmacoepidemiology;   

DOI  :  10.1590/1413-812320141912.18702013

来源: SciELO

【 摘 要 】

The objective of this study was to verify factors associated with the use of medication by adults, with emphasis on the differences between men and women. It was a population-based, cross-sectional study with cluster sampling conducted in two stages in Campinas in the state of São Paulo in 2008. Among the 2,413 individuals aged 20 or older, the prevalence of use of at least one drug in the three days before the research was 45.4% (95% CI: 41.3 - 49.4) in men and 64.6% (95% CI: 59.8 - 69.2) in women. For adult men over 40 years old who were not working, former smokers, with one or more chronic diseases, with two or more health problems and who sought health care or a health professional in the two weeks preceding the research showed higher prevalence of medication use. Among women, a higher prevalence of use was observed in females over 40, obese, former smokers, who reported a short sleep pattern, with one or more chronic diseases and two or more health problems, and who reported seeking a health care service or professional in the past 15 days. The findings showed some differences in the determinants of drug use in relation to gender, revealing the greater importance of health-related behavior among women.

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