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Huañap, J., Garcia, G. (2017). Factores socioculturales y su relación con la automedicación en personas de 18 a 50 años de edad en la asociación de vivienda 02 de febrero - distrito de la Banda de Shilcayo, periodo septiembre 2016 febrero 2017. [Tesis, Universidad Nacional de San Martín. Fondo Editorial]. http://hdl.handle.net/11458/2447
Huañap, J., Garcia, G. Factores socioculturales y su relación con la automedicación en personas de 18 a 50 años de edad en la asociación de vivienda 02 de febrero - distrito de la Banda de Shilcayo, periodo septiembre 2016 febrero 2017. [Tesis]. PE: Universidad Nacional de San Martín. Fondo Editorial; 2017. http://hdl.handle.net/11458/2447
@misc{renati/1056555,
title = "Factores socioculturales y su relación con la automedicación en personas de 18 a 50 años de edad en la asociación de vivienda 02 de febrero - distrito de la Banda de Shilcayo, periodo septiembre 2016 febrero 2017.",
author = "Garcia Moreno, Gina Amelia Marilyn",
publisher = "Universidad Nacional de San Martín. Fondo Editorial",
year = "2017"
}
The present study aimed to determine socio-cultural factors and their relationship to self-medication in people aged 18-50 at the Housing Association February 2-Band District of Shilcayo. Quantitative, descriptive, correlational cross-sectional study, population and sample was 200 and 132 mothers respectively. The technique used was the survey and the questionnaire instrument. The results, people were characterized by: female, between 41 and 50 years, single, housewives, complete secondary. Social factors: do not perform things by pressure, have good health experience, family income of 500 to <1000 soles / month, live near the health service. Cultural factors: 75.8% receive health information on drug sales, 58.3% receive biased information from pharmaceutical companies, 47.0% show influence of the media. The percentage of self-medication was 82.6%. According to self-medication conditions: 64.2% use the health service, due to family illness; 68.8% are non-prescribed medicines; 45.9% recommended the pharmacist; 59.6% obtained from the pharmacy; 35.8% high cost of medical consultation; 44.0% for pain; 45.9% the drug took effect in one hour. In conclusion, sex, group / family pressure and the existence of biased information from pharmaceutical companies are the most relevant sociocultural factors that are significantly related to self-medication, 0 = 0.030; p = 0.049 and p = 0.031. Key words: self-medication, social factors, cultural factors.
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