title: [Factors related to use of medication during pregnancy in six Brazilian cities].
abstract: This report aims to compare the use of medication during pregnancy in Brazil according to socio-demographic variables in pregnant women who received prenatal care in Unified National Health System (SUS) facilities in six large cities. A structured questionnaire was applied to 5,564 pregnant women who attended prenatal care at SUS facilities, all of whom were participants in the Brazilian Study on Gestational Diabetes (1991-1995). The use of any type of medication presented a positive association with increases in schooling, age, and having a partner, and a negative association with an increase in the number of children. Multivitamin and digestive tract-related drug use showed a positive association with increased schooling and age and a negative association with increased number of children. The use of medication for anemia was negatively associated with increases in schooling and age. Use of multivitamins and GI drugs was associated with variables that characterize pregnant women with higher socioeconomic status, suggesting that medication during pregnancy is an expression of prenatal care.
authors.affiliation: Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, Brazil. sotero@ufrgs.br
authors.forename: Sotero Serrate
authors.initials: SS
authors.lastname: Mengue
authors.forename: Eloir Paulo
authors.initials: EP
authors.lastname: Schenkel
authors.forename: Maria Inês
authors.initials: MI
authors.lastname: Schmidt
authors.forename: Bruce B
authors.initials: BB
authors.lastname: Duncan
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001938:Brazil; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D010298:Parity; D004364:Pharmaceutical Preparations / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D011247:Pregnancy / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D011295:Prenatal Care; D012307:Risk Factors; D012923:Social Class; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors
chemical_list: D004364:Pharmaceutical Preparations