Factors Associated With Drug Consumption Without Scientific Evidence in Patients With Mild COVID-19 in Peru.
J Patient Saf
; 18(8): e1189-e1195, 2022 Dec 01.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-1948607
ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVE:
This study aimed to evaluate the factors associated with the consumption of drugs without scientific evidence in patients with mild COVID-19 infection in Peru.METHODS:
An analytical cross-sectional study was carried out including 372 adult patients with a history of mild COVID-19 disease. Factors associated with drug consumption were evaluated by Poisson regressions with robust variance adjustment using the bootstrapping resampling method.RESULTS:
Seventy-two percent consumed some medication without scientific evidence, with antibiotics (71%) and ivermectin for human use (68%) being the most commonly used. Factors associated with the consumption of drugs to treat mild COVID-19 infection were thinking that the drugs are not effective (adjusted prevalence ratio, 0.55; 95% confidence interval, 0.41-0.74) and not being informed about the efficacy of the drugs (adjusted prevalence ratio, 0.48; 95% confidence interval, 0.36-0.65).CONCLUSIONS:
Education of the population seems to be the main factor that increases the consumption of drugs without scientific evidence in the Peruvian population to treat mild COVID-19.
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International databases
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
COVID-19
Type of study:
Experimental Studies
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Observational study
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Prognostic study
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Randomized controlled trials
Limits:
Adult
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Humans
Country/Region as subject:
South America
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Peru
Language:
English
Journal:
J Patient Saf
Journal subject:
Health Services
Year:
2022
Document Type:
Article
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