Sociodemographic factors related to self-medication in Spain
Sociodemographic factors related to self-medication in Spain
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DOI：
10.1023/a:1007608702063
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发表时间：
2000-01-01
影响因子：
13.6
通讯作者：
Gestal-Otero, JJ
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作者：
Figueiras, A;Caamano, F;Gestal-Otero, JJ
为了确定与自我药疗（即使用非处方药）和不良自我药疗相关的社会人口学因素，使用代表西班牙16岁及以上成年人的样本（n = 20，311）进行了一项横断面研究。采用多元考克斯回归分析。在访谈前两周，样本中自我药疗的流行率为12.7%。自我药疗在妇女、独居者和居住在大城市的人中更为普遍。对于报告急性疾病的人来说，自我药疗的流行率在教育水平较高的人中较高。在访谈前两周内，样本中不良自我药疗的患病率为2.5%。年龄在40岁以上的人中，不必要的自我药疗是年龄在27岁以下的人的两倍。独居者的不良自我药疗患病率比与伴侣同住者高53.0%（95%可信区间（CI）：15.2-103.2），学生比全职工作者高36.8%（95%CI：1.9-83.5）。40岁以上人群、独居人群和学生应成为旨在提高自我药疗行为质量的公共健康教育项目的优先目标人群。
To identify the sociodemographic factors associated to self-medication (i.e. use of non-prescription medicines) and undesirable self-medication, a cross-sectional study was carried out using a sample (n = 20,311) representative of the population of adults of 16 years of age and older in Spain. Multivariate Cox's regression was used. The prevalence of self-medication in the sample was 12.7% during the two weeks preceding the interview. Self-medication is more prevalent among women, persons who live alone, and persons who live in large cities. For persons who reported acute disorders, self-medication prevalence was higher among those with higher educational levels. The prevalence of undesirable self-medication in the sample was 2.5% during the two weeks previous to the interview. Undesirable self-medication is twice as common among persons older than 40 years, as compared to persons younger than 27 years. Undesirable self-medication prevalence is 53.0% higher among those who live alone as compared to those who live with their partner (95% confidence intervel (CI): 15.2-103.2) and 36.8% higher among students as compared to full-time workers (95% CI: 1.9-83.5). People over 40 years of age, people living alone, and students should be the priority target populations for public health education programs aimed at improving the quality of self-medication behavior.