Access to medicines among internally displaced and non-displaced people in urban areas in Colombia Acceso a medicamentos por población desplazada y no desplazada en zonas urbanas en Colombia
This study analyzes access to medicines among displaced and non-displaced populations in urban areas in Bucaramanga, Colombia. A household survey was carried out to study access to medicines for self-reported and medically diagnosed health conditions. Multiple Poisson regression with robust variance...
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Escola Nacional de Saúde Pública, Fundação Oswaldo Cruz,
2012-12-01T00:00:00Z.
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| Riassunto: | This study analyzes access to medicines among displaced and non-displaced populations in urban areas in Bucaramanga, Colombia. A household survey was carried out to study access to medicines for self-reported and medically diagnosed health conditions. Multiple Poisson regression with robust variance was used to determine factors associated with access to medicines. Two thousand and sixty individuals from 514 families participated. Only 29.1% (95%CI: 22.04-37.08) of the individuals in the sample with prescriptions and 44.3% (95%CI: 40.42-48.25) with self-reported needs for pharmacotherapy were taking medicines. Greater access was associated with the perceived severity of the illness, higher income, having a health center nearby and not perceiving barriers in accessing services. Social security affiliation and being displaced were not related. Social security coverage alone does not have an effect on access to medicines because it does not include essential medicines that correspond to the health needs of this population. Resolving administrative and geographical barriers is likely to improve access to medicines.<br>Este estudio analiza el acceso a medicamentos de desplazados y no desplazados en Bucaramanga, Colombia. A través de una encuesta de hogares se estudió acceso a medicamentos para condiciones de salud auto-reportadas y diagnosticadas. Un modelo de regresión Poisson con varianza robusta fue usado para determinar los factores asociados con el acceso a medicamentos. De los 2.060 individuos de 514 familias participantes solo 29,1% (IC95%: 22,04-37,08) y 44,3% (IC95%: 40,42-48,25) de los participantes con prescripción y necesidad auto-reportada de farmacoterapia estaban tomando medicamentos. El mayor acceso estuvo asociado con severidad percibida de la enfermedad, mayor ingreso, cercanía de un centro de salud y no percepción de barreras para acceder a servicios. La afiliación a la seguridad social y ser desplazado no estuvieron relacionadas. La cobertura de la seguridad social no tiene efecto sobre el acceso a medicamentos si no incluye medicamentos que respondan a las necesidades de salud de la población. Disminuir las barreras administrativas podría promover el acceso a medicamentos. |
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| Descrizione del documento: | 10.1590/S0102-311X2012001400004 0102-311X 1678-4464 |