Examinando por Autor "Sifuentes Palomino, Lucia Mercedes"

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    Trabajo comparativo de la automedicación según estrato socioeconómico en adultos de 5 distritos de Lima Metropolitana febrero–octubre 2019
    (Universidad Privada Norbert Wiener, 2021-05-15) Sifuentes Palomino, Lucia Mercedes; Angulo Palacios, Juan Carlos; Caldas Herrera, Emma
    Self-medication poses a series of health risks, and its practice is increasing over time. Its repercussions seriously affect the body, causing problems ranging from bacterial resistance to mortality, thus becoming a major public health issue that requires constant study. Objective: To determine the relationship between self-medication and socioeconomic stratum in adults from five districts of Metropolitan Lima from February to October 2019. Method: The research was descriptive correlational. The study sample consisted of 546 individuals. The data collection instrument used was a questionnaire. Results: The diseases that generate the most self-medication are infections (20.3%). The pharmacological group most frequently self-medicated is antibiotics (29%). A medium level of knowledge predominates in the five districts of Metropolitan Lima (49.6%). The main cause of self-medication was not being asked for a medical prescription at the pharmacy (89.7%). Conclusion: It was identified that infections are the disease generating the most self-medication in adults, antibiotics are the most consumed pharmacological group, a medium level of knowledge predominates, and medical prescriptions were not requested.