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Universidad de Guanajuato
2022
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- Risk perception about the covid-19 pandemic and its effect on self-medication practices in population of northwestern Mexico Nissa Yaing Torres-Soto Guillermo López-Franco Norberto Alonso Torres-Soto María de Lourdes Rojas Armadillo Alejandra Aray Roa Alicia Monzalvo-Curiel Edgar Fernando Peña-Torres Multidisciplinarias (Ciencias Sociales) 19 self covid medication mexican population The objective of the present study was to analyze the effect of the risk perception of covid-19 on self-medication practices in Mexican population. A total of 526 participants over 18 years of age were surveyed, 68.4% women and 31.6% men residing in northwestern Mexico. Using a structural model, the relation and prevalence of self-medication were analyzed. Risk perception about covid-19, consisting of preventive practices and the perception of the threat of the pandemic, was negatively correlated with self-medication practices, which indicates that people who follow preventive care recommendations tend to reduce the use of self-medication and to improve emotional self-medication. Furthermore, the study shows that at least half of the participants have used drugs during the pandemic without medical prescription. Self-medication is a critical health problem; therefore, awareness programs about the adverse effects of medications can help reduce self-medication practices in Mexico. 2022 artículo científico 0188-6266 https://www.redalyc.org/articulo.oa?id=41674605039 https://www.redalyc.org/journal/416/41674605039/ https://www.redalyc.org/journal/416/41674605039/html/ https://www.redalyc.org/journal/416/41674605039/41674605039.epub https://www.redalyc.org/journal/416/41674605039/movil 10.15174/au.2022.3189 en http://www.redalyc.org/revista.oa?id=416 Acta Universitaria application/pdf Universidad de Guanajuato Acta Universitaria (México) Vol.32