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    Conexión entre percepción y la práctica de automedicación en usuarios adultos mayores que acuden en boticas Medical Pharma, distrito San Juan de Lurigancho, enero 2021
    (Universidad Privada Norbert Wiener, 2021-11-30) Pérez Huamán, Emelina; Ramos Jaco, Antonio Guillermo
    The objective of the research was to identify the connection between the perception and practice of self-medication in older adult users visiting Medical Pharma drugstores in the San Juan de Lurigancho District in January 2021. Method: This was a quantitative study with a cross-sectional observational and correlational design. The main study sample consisted of 103 male and female users of Medical Pharma drugstores. Result: Of the older adult users, 66.02% had an unfavorable perception and 33.98% had a favorable perception of medication. Additionally, 33.01% showed responsible self-medication practices, while 66.99% showed non-responsible practices. Finally, 65.71% of those with a favorable perception had responsible self-medication practices, while 83.82% of those with an unfavorable perception had non-responsible self-medication practices, with a statistical relationship of p > 0.03. A connection exists between the perception and practice of self-medication in older adult users visiting Medical Pharma drugstores in the San Juan de Lurigancho District in January 2021.