Abstract
We aim to determine the prevalence of self prescribing behaviour during pregnancy and its characteristics. For this purpose, we designed a cross sectional study and interviewed 400 pregnant women who had their prenatal care at Instituto Nacional Materno Perinatal, Lima. We found that 10.5% of the patients (42 patients) had a self prescribing behavior during pregnancy, 64.5% think that self prescribing behavior can produce congenital malformations. The medications used were classified as type A and B according to the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). Paracetamol was used more frequently (47.6%) followed by amoxicillin (16.7%). All the women who self-prescribed have had this behavior before pregnancy. According to these results, we conclude there is a low prevalence of self-prescribing behavior during pregnancy compared to the international literature.
| Translated title of the contribution | Automedicación en gestantes que acuden al Instituto nacional Materno Perinatal, Perú 2011 |
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| Original language | American English |
| Pages (from-to) | 212-217 |
| Number of pages | 6 |
| Journal | Revista Peruana de Medicina Experimental y Salud Publica |
| Volume | 29 |
| Issue number | 2 |
| State | Indexed - 2012 |
| Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- Adverse effects
- Drug use habits
- Peru
- Pregnant women
- Self medication
