Sede Azogues - Medicina
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Ítem Acceso Abierto Automedicación y factores asociados en América Latina. Revisión Bibliográfica(Universidad Católica de Cuenca., 2023) Muñoz García, Belén Lissbeth; Heredia Cabrera, Gina Catalina; 0104752944; ., .Introduction: Self-medication is the autonomous decision of a person to take medication without a doctor's prescription for a particular ailment. In Latin America, self-medication is usual and not very responsible. It is associated with the consumption of medications and may cause adverse effects, decrease the medication’s effectiveness of and increase antibiotic resistance. Objective: To describe the main characteristics of self-medication and associated factors in Latin America by reviewing updated information of high scientific relevance. Methodology: This literature review type of research included articles published in the last five years of different methodological designs. Electronic databases were used to search for scientific articles, bibliographic managers were used to organize the information, the extraction of information was individualized for each article, and a bibliographic search matrix was used, including the articles that met the inclusion and exclusion criteria. Results: The prevalence of self-medication identified in Latin America ranged from 42% to 88.3%, and the main medications were mainly NSAIDs and antibiotics, among others. The main factors associated with the studies included in this research were educational level, lack of health coverage, and male sex, among others. Conclusions: Studies carried out in Latin America identified a high prevalence of self-medication, and several drugs were the most commonly consumed. Male sex, age over 45 years, primary education, and lower-than-average income revealed a significant relationship with self-medication in most studies analyzed.
