Características sociodemográficas y de salud de los adultos automedicados del distrito La Esperanza, durante la COVID-19, agosto 2020 - marzo 2021
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2022
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Universidad Nacional de Trujillo
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Este presente informe tuvo como objetivo evaluar las características sociodemográficas de automedicación de adultos en el distrito La Esperanza, durante la COVID-19. Se ejecutó un estudio descriptivo, transversal y retrospectivo. Para lo cual se realizó visitas casa por casa a personas adultas mayores de 40 años, siendo un factor vulnerable a la COVID-19. En cada visita se aplicó preguntas sociodemográficas, que medicamentos uso para tratar o prevenir, dando a conocer el medicamento más utilizado para prevenir la COVID-19. Las principales características sociodemográficas de los adultos más predominantes a la automedicación durante la COVID-19, según género femenino (70.5%), masculino (29.5%), del grupo etario 61- 70 años (28%), 71- 80 años (25%), 40-50 años ; 51-60 años similar (24%) y de según comorbilidad Hipertensión Arterial (27%), Diabetes Mellitus (13%), obesidad (12%) y entre otras enfermedades con (42%), en el medicamento más utilizado fue la ivermectina (89%), siguiendo azitromicina (37%), paracetamol (26%) y entre otros medicamentos (18%)
ABSTRACT This present report aimed to evaluate the sociodemographic characteristics of self- medication of adults in the La Esperanza district, during COVID-19. A descriptive, cross-sectional and retrospective study was carried out. For which house-to-house visits were made to adults over 40 years of age, being a vulnerable factor to COVID-19. At each visit, certain sociodemographic questions were applied, which drugs to use to treat or prevent, revealing the most used drug to prevent COVID-19. The main sociodemographic characteristics of the adults most prevalent in self-medication during COVID-19, according to female gender (70.5%), male (29.5%), age group 61-70 years (28%), 71-80 years (25 %), 40-50 years; 51-60 years similar (24%) and according to comorbidity Arterial hypertension (27%), Diabetes Mellitus (13%), obesity (12%) and among other diseases with (42%), in the most used medication was ivermectin (89%), followed by azithromycin (37%), paracetamol (26%) and among other medications (18%)
ABSTRACT This present report aimed to evaluate the sociodemographic characteristics of self- medication of adults in the La Esperanza district, during COVID-19. A descriptive, cross-sectional and retrospective study was carried out. For which house-to-house visits were made to adults over 40 years of age, being a vulnerable factor to COVID-19. At each visit, certain sociodemographic questions were applied, which drugs to use to treat or prevent, revealing the most used drug to prevent COVID-19. The main sociodemographic characteristics of the adults most prevalent in self-medication during COVID-19, according to female gender (70.5%), male (29.5%), age group 61-70 years (28%), 71-80 years (25 %), 40-50 years; 51-60 years similar (24%) and according to comorbidity Arterial hypertension (27%), Diabetes Mellitus (13%), obesity (12%) and among other diseases with (42%), in the most used medication was ivermectin (89%), followed by azithromycin (37%), paracetamol (26%) and among other medications (18%)
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COVID-19, Ivermectina, Azitromicina, Paracetamol, Hipertensión arterial, Diabetes mellitus, Obesidad