Self-medication in adult Latin American immigrants in Seville

ABSTRACT: 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.

• Autores: González López, José Rafael; Rodríguez Gázquez, María de los Ángeles; Lomas Campos, María de las Mercedes
• Tipo de recurso: Article of investigation
• Fecha de publicación: 2012
• Institución: Universidad de Antioquia
• Repositorio: Repositorio UdeA
• Idioma: eng
• OAI Identifier: oai:bibliotecadigital.udea.edu.co:10495/30583
• Acceso en línea: https://hdl.handle.net/10495/30583
• Palabra clave: Emigración e Inmigración; Emigration and Immigration; América Latina; Latin America; Prevalencia; Prevalence; Utilización de Medicamentos; Drug Utilization; Automedicación; Self Medication
• Rights: openAccess
• License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.5/co/