Self-medication for prevention of COVID-19 in university students of the northeast of Mexico

González González, María del Rosario y Yeverino Gutiérrez, Myrna Laura y Ramírez Estrada, Karla y González Santiago, Omar (2022) Self-medication for prevention of COVID-19 in university students of the northeast of Mexico. Interciencia, 47 (6). pp. 240-243. ISSN 0378-1844

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Resumen

The COVID-19 pandemic has provoked an enormous impact around the world. The objective of this study was to determine the prevalence of self-medication for the prevention of COVID-19 during 2020 in a sample of university students from the northeast of Mexico. An electronic survey composed of two sections was used; the first section collects sociodemographic information, and the second section information related to self-medication for prevention of COVID-19. A totalof 284 students responded to the survey, 26% reports having self-medicated to prevent COVID-19, and 34.5% reports having a family member that self-medicated to prevent COVID-19 infection. The main products used to prevent infection were vitamins, NSAIDs, and herbal products. It is concluded that, in 2021, a significant percentage of university students in northeastern Mexico reported self-medication to prevent COVID-19 infection.

Tipo de elemento:

Article

Palabras claves no controlados:

Chlorine dioxide, COVID19, Self-medication

Materias:

R Medicina > RM Terapéutica, Farmacología

Divisiones:

Ciencias Químicas

Usuario depositante:

Dr Omar Gonzalez-Santiago

Creadores:

Creador	Email	ORCID
González González, María del Rosario	NO ESPECIFICADO	NO ESPECIFICADO
Yeverino Gutiérrez, Myrna Laura	NO ESPECIFICADO	NO ESPECIFICADO
Ramírez Estrada, Karla	NO ESPECIFICADO	NO ESPECIFICADO
González Santiago, Omar	omar.gonzalezst@uanl.edu.mx	orcid.org/0000-0003-1841-1783