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    Automedicación con azitromicina y su relación con el COVID-19 en los pobladores del AA.HH. Noveno Sector, Grupo 3 del distrito de Villa El Salvador, 2021
    (Universidad Privada Norbert Wiener, 2022-01-17) Huayhua Huamani, Jessica; Alvarado Chávez, Britt
    Self-medication is a global public health problem that has worsened during the COVID-19 pandemic. Residents, concerned not only by difficulties in the healthcare system but also by the risks of the disease, opted to self-medicate with antibiotics (azithromycin) to alleviate their discomfort or symptoms. Objective: To determine the self-medication with azithromycin and its relationship with COVID-19 among residents of the Ninth Sector, Group 3 Human Settlement (AA.HH.) in the Villa el Salvador district, Metropolitan Lima, during the first semester of 2021. Method: A hypothetical-deductive method with a quantitative approach, applied type, and non-experimental design was used. A questionnaire-type instrument was applied to 200 residents. The statistical analysis used SPSS and the Chi-squared test of independence. Results: 40.5% self-medicated with azithromycin, of which 22% were female and 18.5% were male. 29.5% of self-medication with azithromycin was related to COVID-19 symptoms (p-value = 0.00). The reasons for self-medication were recommendation (31.5%), lack of time (10%), and advertising (1%), while 28.5% did not self-medicate for any COVID-19-related reason (p-value = 0.04). Conclusion: It was demonstrated that a relationship exists between self-medication with azithromycin and COVID-19.