title: [Medicine consumption in the adult population: Influence of self-medication].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  The objective of this study is to determine the factors associated with medicine consumption and self-consumption in Aragón (Spain)
  
  
  METHODS
  Cross-sectional study from the National Health Survey 2006.
  
  
  METHODS
  Aragón (Spain).
  
  
  METHODS
  Adult population in Aragón (Spain).
  
  
  METHODS
  Medicine consumption and the type of consumption. Demographic, health and health style variables were also considered.
  
  
  RESULTS
  At least one drug was taken by the 65.1% of the adults in Aragón during the previous two weeks. Of this group, 11.7% were self-medicated. A higher frequency of consumption was observed in females and older people, and in those with a poor self-perceived health. People with a low educational level took drugs more often, but self-consumption was more frequent in the group with a high educational level.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Medicine consumption and self-consumption in adults in Aragón is common. It is of great interest to know the consumption profile of these patients in order to develop specific interventions to reduce unnecessary consumption and to improve safety.
authors.affiliation: CIBER de Enfermedades Hepáticas y Digestivas (CIBERehd), Zaragoza, España. Electronic address: pcarrera.iacs@aragon.es.
authors.forename: Patricia
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Carrera-Lasfuentes
authors.forename: Isabel
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Aguilar-Palacio
authors.forename: Eduardo
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Clemente Roldán
authors.forename: Sara
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Malo Fumanal
authors.forename: María José
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Rabanaque Hernandez
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D004363:Drug Utilization / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012651:Self Medication / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D055815:Young Adult
keywords: Autoconsumo; Drug utilization; Encuestas de salud; Farmacoepidemiología; Health surveys; Pharmacoepidemiology; Prevalence; Prevalencia; Self-consumption; Utilización de medicamentos
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