Self-medication Practices During the Covid-19 Pandemic in a Latin American Country: A Cross-sectional Survey Study

• Main Authors: José Salvador-Carrillo MSc (Author), Luz Campos-Loza MD (Author), David Guillen-Carbajal MD (Author), Jakelyn Real-Pantoja MD (Author), Allison Pachas MSEd (Author), Diego Crisol-Deza MD (Author), Luis Saravia MPH (Author), Oliver Rey-Vidal BSc (Author), Luis Usquiano-Cardenas MBM (Author), Claudio Flores PhD (Author), Víctor Izaguirre MSc (Author), Alejandra Zevallos MSc (Author), Williams Fajardo MPH (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: SAGE Publishing, 2024-11-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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The COVID-19 pandemic has led many people to turn to self-medication as an accessible and convenient method of managing their health. Thus, this study sought to describe the self-medication practices (SMP) and their risk factors among the Peruvian population during the COVID-19 outbreak. A cross-sec...