The use of medication and associated factors among adults living in Campinas, São Paulo, Brazil

Differences between men and women

Bibliographic Data

ID15121829
AuthorsPriscila Maria Stolses Bergamo Francisco (0000-0001-7361-9961, Universidade Estadual de Campinas (UNICAMP)), Tássia Fraga Bastos (0000-0003-0043-9649, Universidade Estadual de Campinas (UNICAMP)), Kelerson Semerene Costa (0000-0002-2218-6024, Universidade Estadual de Campinas (UNICAMP)), Karen Sarmento Costa, Maria Aparecida Medeiros Barros Do Prado (Universidade Estadual de Campinas (UNICAMP)), Marilisa Berti De Azevedo Barros (0000-0003-3974-195X, Universidade Estadual de Campinas (UNICAMP))
Year2014
Volume19
Issue12
Pages4909-4921
Publication date2014-12-01
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueCiência & Saúde Coletiva (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1413-8123 • E-ISSN: 1678-4561
PublisherFapUNIFESP (SciELO) (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1590/1413-812320141912.18702013
PMID25388199
OpenAlexW2072144356
SciELOS1413-81232014001204909
LanguageEN
Citations received3
References cited33

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 conducted in two stages in Campinas in the state of São Paulo 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 health care or a health professional in the two weeks preceding the research showed higher prevalence of medication use. Among women, a higher prevalence of use was observed in females 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 behavior among women

Cluster sampling · Cross-sectional study · Environmental health · Health care · Population · Demography · Male Reproductive Health Studies · Medication Adherence and Compliance · Medicine · Public Health in Brazil · Gerontology