Predisposing factors to the practice of self-medication in Brazil : results from the National Survey on Access, Use and Promotion of Rational Use of Medicines (PNAUM)
dc.contributor.author | Pons, Emilia da Silva | pt_BR |
dc.contributor.author | Knauth, Daniela Riva | pt_BR |
dc.contributor.author | Vigo, Álvaro | pt_BR |
dc.contributor.author | National Survey on Access, Use and Promotion of Rational Use of Medicines Research Group | pt_BR |
dc.contributor.author | Mengue, Sotero Serrate | pt_BR |
dc.date.accessioned | 2018-10-27T03:12:25Z | pt_BR |
dc.date.issued | 2017 | pt_BR |
dc.identifier.issn | 1932-6203 | pt_BR |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10183/184038 | pt_BR |
dc.description.abstract | Objective To understand the predisposing factors that lead to the practice of self-medication and the factors associated with the use of medicines via self-medication in the adult population of Brazil. Methods The analyzed data are part of the National Survey on Access, Use and Promotion of Rational Use of Medicines (PNAUM), a survey whose population consisted of individual residents permanently domiciled in urban areas in Brazil. In this work, the data references the 31 573 respondents aged 20 or higher (76.2% of the final PNAUM sample). Poisson regression models with robust variance were used for estimating the independent effect of each variable with medicine use via self-medication. Results Of the interviewees, 73.6% stated they had used some medication without medical recommendation if they had previously used the same product; 73.8% stated they had used nonprescribed medicine when the medicine was already present at home; and 35.5% stated they had used some non-prescribed medication when they knew someone who had already taken the same medication. The prevalence of self-medication was 18.3%. The variables associated with the highest probability of using medicine via self-medication were: geographic region within Brazil, gender, age group, per capita income, self-assessment of health, self-reported use of previously used non-prescribed medication, and self-reported use of non-prescribed medication when that medication was already present at home. Conclusions The use of medicines via self-medication in Brazil is relatively frequent and influenced by previous experience and familiarity with the medications, and is more common among women and individuals with low self-assessment of health. | en |
dc.format.mimetype | application/pdf | pt_BR |
dc.language.iso | eng | pt_BR |
dc.relation.ispartof | PLoS ONE. San Francisco. Vol. 12, no. 2 (Dec. 2017), e0189098, 12 p. | pt_BR |
dc.rights | Open Access | en |
dc.subject | População urbana | pt_BR |
dc.subject | Automedicação | pt_BR |
dc.subject | Adulto | pt_BR |
dc.subject | Brasil | pt_BR |
dc.title | Predisposing factors to the practice of self-medication in Brazil : results from the National Survey on Access, Use and Promotion of Rational Use of Medicines (PNAUM) | pt_BR |
dc.type | Artigo de periódico | pt_BR |
dc.identifier.nrb | 001078484 | pt_BR |
dc.type.origin | Estrangeiro | pt_BR |
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