| Sex--differences on self-medication in Spain. | |
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PMID: 20872823 Owner: NLM Status: In-Data-Review |
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PURPOSE: This study mainly aimed at describing the factors associated with self-medicated consumption of drugs in Spain from a gender perspective. METHODS: Descriptive, cross-sectional study covering the Spanish adult population, using data drawn from the 2006 and 2007 Spanish National Health Survey (SNHS). A total of 20,738 subjects were analyzed. The independent variables were sociodemographic, lifestyle, and health-related, and the dependent variable was self-medicated drug use. Using logistic multivariate regression models we have estimated the independent effect of each of these variables on the self-medicated consumption. Two models were generated, one for female and one for male. RESULTS: The 20.17% of all Spaniards indulge in self-medication. The prevalence of self-medication was 16.93% (2715) for women and 14.46% (1469) for men (p<0.05). The variables that were independently and significantly associated with a greater probability of self-medicated consumption in women were: lower age; consumption of alcohol; smoking habit. Among men, self-medication is associated with nationality (immigrants were more likely to self-medicate), income, and alcohol consumption. CONCLUSIONS: The prevalence of self-medicated drug use is higher in women than men. In our population, the influence of unhealthy lifestyles, such as alcohol and tobacco consumption, are related to a higher likelihood of self-medication. |
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Pilar Carrasco-Garrido; Valentín Hernández-Barrera; Ana López de Andrés; Isabel Jiménez-Trujillo; Rodrigo Jiménez-García |
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Type: Journal Article Date: 2010-09-24 |
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Title: Pharmacoepidemiology and drug safety Volume: 19 ISSN: 1099-1557 ISO Abbreviation: Pharmacoepidemiol Drug Saf Publication Date: 2010 Dec |
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Created Date: 2010-11-25 Completed Date: - Revised Date: - |
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Nlm Unique ID: 9208369 Medline TA: Pharmacoepidemiol Drug Saf Country: England |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 1293-9 Citation Subset: IM |
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Copyright © 2010 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. |
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Department of Preventive Medicine and Public Health, Rey Juan Carlos University, Alcorcón, Madrid, Spain. pilar.carrasco@urjc.es |
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