Jerry K Benites-Meza, Liseth Pinedo-Castillo, Miguel Cabanillas-Lazo, María A Boyd-Gamarra, Percy Herrera-Añazco, Benoit Mougenot, Vicente A Benites-Zapata
{"title":"Self-medication with NSAIDs and purchase of branded and over-the-counter medicines: Analysis of a national survey in Peru.","authors":"Jerry K Benites-Meza, Liseth Pinedo-Castillo, Miguel Cabanillas-Lazo, María A Boyd-Gamarra, Percy Herrera-Añazco, Benoit Mougenot, Vicente A Benites-Zapata","doi":"10.1177/22799036251319154","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>This study aimed to determine the association between self-medications with nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) and the purchase of branded and over-the-counter medications in Peru.</p><p><strong>Design and methods: </strong>This secondary analysis used a representative survey of Peru from 2014 to 2016. The exposure variable was self-medication with NSAIDs, defined as \"the purchase of NSAIDs for oneself without a prescription.\" The outcome was the purchase of branded and over-the-counter medications. Crude prevalence ratios (cPR) and adjusted prevalence ratios (aPR) with their respective 95% confidence intervals (95% CI) were calculated.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Of the total of 2158 participants, 52.80% were women with an average age of 40.24 years. The prevalence of self-medication with NSAIDs was 68.21%, whereas the rates of purchasing branded and over-the-counter medications were 63.78% and 13.16%, respectively. The adjusted Poisson regression analysis showed an association between self-medication with NSAIDs and the purchase of branded (aPR = 1.18; 95% CI: 1.12-1.25; <i>p</i> < 0.001) and over-the-counter (aPR = 2.38; 95% CI: 1.95-2.90; <i>p</i> < 0.001) medications.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>Approximately 7/10 users who self-medicate with NSAIDs chose branded medications, whereas nearly 1/5 opt for over-the-counter medications. Self-medication with NSAIDs was associated with a higher likelihood of purchasing branded and over-the-counter medications.</p>","PeriodicalId":45958,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Public Health Research","volume":"14 1","pages":"22799036251319154"},"PeriodicalIF":1.6000,"publicationDate":"2025-02-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11863223/pdf/","citationCount":"0","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"Journal of Public Health Research","FirstCategoryId":"1085","ListUrlMain":"https://doi.org/10.1177/22799036251319154","RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":null,"ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"2025/1/1 0:00:00","PubModel":"eCollection","JCR":"Q3","JCRName":"PUBLIC, ENVIRONMENTAL & OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH","Score":null,"Total":0}
引用次数: 0
Abstract
Background: This study aimed to determine the association between self-medications with nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) and the purchase of branded and over-the-counter medications in Peru.
Design and methods: This secondary analysis used a representative survey of Peru from 2014 to 2016. The exposure variable was self-medication with NSAIDs, defined as "the purchase of NSAIDs for oneself without a prescription." The outcome was the purchase of branded and over-the-counter medications. Crude prevalence ratios (cPR) and adjusted prevalence ratios (aPR) with their respective 95% confidence intervals (95% CI) were calculated.
Results: Of the total of 2158 participants, 52.80% were women with an average age of 40.24 years. The prevalence of self-medication with NSAIDs was 68.21%, whereas the rates of purchasing branded and over-the-counter medications were 63.78% and 13.16%, respectively. The adjusted Poisson regression analysis showed an association between self-medication with NSAIDs and the purchase of branded (aPR = 1.18; 95% CI: 1.12-1.25; p < 0.001) and over-the-counter (aPR = 2.38; 95% CI: 1.95-2.90; p < 0.001) medications.
Conclusions: Approximately 7/10 users who self-medicate with NSAIDs chose branded medications, whereas nearly 1/5 opt for over-the-counter medications. Self-medication with NSAIDs was associated with a higher likelihood of purchasing branded and over-the-counter medications.
期刊介绍:
The Journal of Public Health Research (JPHR) is an online Open Access, peer-reviewed journal in the field of public health science. The aim of the journal is to stimulate debate and dissemination of knowledge in the public health field in order to improve efficacy, effectiveness and efficiency of public health interventions to improve health outcomes of populations. This aim can only be achieved by adopting a global and multidisciplinary approach. The Journal of Public Health Research publishes contributions from both the “traditional'' disciplines of public health, including hygiene, epidemiology, health education, environmental health, occupational health, health policy, hospital management, health economics, law and ethics as well as from the area of new health care fields including social science, communication science, eHealth and mHealth philosophy, health technology assessment, genetics research implications, population-mental health, gender and disparity issues, global and migration-related themes. In support of this approach, JPHR strongly encourages the use of real multidisciplinary approaches and analyses in the manuscripts submitted to the journal. In addition to Original research, Systematic Review, Meta-analysis, Meta-synthesis and Perspectives and Debate articles, JPHR publishes newsworthy Brief Reports, Letters and Study Protocols related to public health and public health management activities.