El objetivo de este estudio fue determinar la asociación entre las ideas fatalistas ante el posible contagio del coronavirus según el tipo de enfermedad que padecían los pacientes peruanos. Se realizó un estudio analítico de datos secundarios, que usó una data previa para obtener a encuestados que padecían alguna enfermedad (según 9 grupos/especialidades médicas), se cruzó esto según el pensamiento fatalista (de una prueba validada). De los 4483 encuestados, 15% tuvo una enfermedad. Los que padecían una enfermedad respiratoria percibían que se complicarían post infección (p<0,001), también los que tenían algún cáncer o tumor (p<0,001) o los que tenían una enfermedad endocrinológica (p=0,002). Los que pensaban que se iba a deprimir si se enfermaban eran los que padecían una enfermedad respiratoria (p=0,013) o gastroenterológica (p=0,001). Aquellos que percibían que...

Self-medication impacts both negatively and positively the health of people, which has become evident during the COVID-19 pandemic. The study aimed to assess the prevalence of self-medicated drugs used for respiratory symptoms, as COVID-19 preventive, for its symptoms or once tested positive. To determine the perception of symptom relief and demographic variables that promote self-medication in Peru. We performed a cross-sectional, analytical, multicenter study in 3792 study respondents on the use, the reason for use, and perception of relief after the use of six drugs during the quarantine period. An online questionnaire was developed, pretested and submitted to the general public. Multivariable logistic regression was used to ascertain factors that influence an individual’s desire to self-medicate, associations were considered significant at p < 0.05 and using region (coast, moun...

Self-medication impacts both negatively and positively the health of people, which has become evident during the COVID-19 pandemic. The study aimed to assess the prevalence of self-medicated drugs used for respiratory symptoms, as COVID-19 preventive, for its symptoms or once tested positive. To determine the perception of symptom relief and demographic variables that promote self-medication in Peru. We performed a cross-sectional, analytical, multicenter study in 3792 study respondents on the use, the reason for use, and perception of relief after the use of six drugs during the quarantine period. An online questionnaire was developed, pretested and submitted to the general public. Multivariable logistic regression was used to ascertain factors that influence an individual's desire to self-medicate, associations were considered significant at p < 0.05 and using region (coast, mountain a...

Self-medication impacts both negatively and positively the health of people, which has become evident during the COVID-19 pandemic. The study aimed to assess the prevalence of self-medicated drugs used for respiratory symptoms, as COVID-19 preventive, for its symptoms or once tested positive. To deter- mine the perception of symptom relief and demographic variables that promote self-medication in Peru. We performed a cross-sectional, analytical, multicenter study in 3792 study respondents on the use, the reason for use, and perception of relief after the use of six drugs during the quarantine period. An online questionnaire was developed, pretested and submitted to the general public. Multivariable logistic regression was used to ascertain factors that influence an individual’s desire to self-medicate, associations were considered significant at p < 0.05 and using region (coast, mounta...