Prevalence and risk factors of inadequate medicine home storage: a community-based study
Rev. saúde pública (Online)
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51: 95, 2017. tab
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en Inglés
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ABSTRACT
ABSTRACT OBJECTIVE Assess the extent of inadequate home storage of medicines andidentify important risk factors. METHODS A cross-sectional survey based on a probability sample in the community, conducted in 267 households in Cuité, State of Paraíba, Northeast Brazil, in 2014. Logistic regression was used to study the risk factors. RESULTS The prevalence of households with inadequate storage was 76.0%. Problems with storage include direct exposure to sunlight in 10.9% of households, the presence of dust in 23.6%, and storage within reach of children in 76.0%. Medications no longer used are usually disposed of into the environment in 92.1% of households. Inadequate storage is more likely when home organization of medications is the responsibility of a male subject (OR = 1.729) or an older person (OR = 1.029), when out of date medicines are found (OR = 2.963), and in households with no children (OR = 2.088). CONCLUSIONS Physicians and pharmacists should advise patients on how to adequately store medicines at home, especially when the person in charge of medications is a male or an older adult, and if there are no children in the household.
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Asunto principal:
Almacenaje de Medicamentos
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Conocimiento de la Medicación por el Paciente
Tipo de estudio:
Estudio de etiología
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Estudio observacional
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Estudio de prevalencia
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Investigación cualitativa
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Factores de riesgo
Límite:
Femenino
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Humanos
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Masculino
País/Región como asunto:
America del Sur
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Brasil
Idioma:
Inglés
Revista:
Rev. saúde pública (Online)
Asunto de la revista:
Sa£de P£blica
Año:
2017
Tipo del documento:
Artículo
País de afiliación:
Brasil
Institución/País de afiliación:
Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte/BR
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