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1870/2013 - Uso de medicamentos e fatores associados em adultos residentes em Campinas, São Paulo, Brasil: diferenças entre homens e mulheres
The use of medication and associated factors among adults living in Campinas, São Paulo, Brazil: differences between men and women

Author:

• Priscila Maria Stolses Bergamo Francisco - Francisco, P.M.S.B - SP - Universidade Estadual de Campinas - <primaria@unicamp.br>
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7361-9961

Co-author(s):

• Tássia Fraga Bastos - Bastos, T.F. - Faculdade de Ciências Médicas - UNICAMP. Departamento de Saúde Coletiva - <tassiafraga@yahoo.com.br>
• Karen Sarmento Costa - Costa, Karen Sarmento - brasilia, DF - Faculdade de Ciências Médicas - UNICAMP. Departamento de Saúde Coletiva/Coordenação-Geral de Assistência Farmacêutica Básica. Secretaria de Ciência, Tecnologia e Insumos Estratégicos. Departamento de Assistência Farmacêutica. Ministério da Saúde - <karen.costa@gmail.com>
ORCID: http://orcid.org/0000-0002-2218-6024
• Maria Aparecida Medeiros Barros do Prado - cvprado@uol.com.br - Faculdade de Ciências Médicas - UNICAMP. Departamento de Saúde Coletiva/Faculdade de Ciências Farmacêuticas - PUC. Centro de Ciências da Vida - <Prado, M.A.M.B.>
• Marilisa Berti de Azevedo Barros - Barros, M.B.A - Faculdade de Ciências Médicas - UNICAMP. Departamento de Saúde Coletiva - <marilisa@unicamp.br>
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3974-195X

Thematic Area:

Epidemiologia

Abstract:

The objective of this study was to verify factors associated with the use of medication by adults, with emphasis on the differences between men and women. It was a population-based, cross-sectional study with cluster sampling, held in two stages in Campinas, SP, in 2008. Among the 2,413 individuals aged 20 or older, the prevalence of use of at least one drug in the three days before the research was 45.4% (95% CI: 41.3 - 49.4) in men and 64.6% (95% CI: 59.8 - 69.2) in women. For adult men over 40 years old who were not working, former smokers, with one or more chronic diseases, with two or more health problems and who sought a health care or a health professional in the two weeks preceding the research showed higher prevalence of drug use. Among women, a higher prevalence of use was observed in the ones over 40, obese, former smokers, who reported a short sleep pattern, with one or more chronic diseases and two or more health problems, and who reported seeking a health care service or professional in the past 15 days. The findings showed some differences in the determinants of drug use in relation to gender, revealing the greater importance of health-related behaviors among women.

Keywords:

Use of drugs Prevalence Adult population Epidemiological survey Pharmacoepidemiology

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Francisco, P.M.S.B, Bastos, T.F., Costa, Karen Sarmento, cvprado@uol.com.br, Barros, M.B.A. Uso de medicamentos e fatores associados em adultos residentes em Campinas, São Paulo, Brasil: diferenças entre homens e mulheres. Cien Saude Colet [periódico na internet] (2013/Dec). [Citado em 22/01/2025]. Está disponível em: http://cienciaesaudecoletiva.com.br/en/articles/uso-de-medicamentos-e-fatores-associados-em-adultos-residentes-em-campinas-satildeo-paulo-brasil-diferenccedilas-entre-homens-e-mulheres/14929?id=14929&id=14929



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