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<journal-meta>
<journal-id>2307-3349</journal-id>
<journal-title><![CDATA[Revista de salud publica del Paraguay]]></journal-title>
<abbrev-journal-title><![CDATA[Rev. salud publica Parag.]]></abbrev-journal-title>
<issn>2307-3349</issn>
<publisher>
<publisher-name><![CDATA[INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE SALUD - MSP Y BS]]></publisher-name>
</publisher>
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<article-meta>
<article-id>S2307-33492023000100046</article-id>
<article-id pub-id-type="doi">10.18004/rspp.2023.abril.07</article-id>
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<article-title xml:lang="es"><![CDATA[Características de la automedicación durante la pandemia del COVID-19, Paraguay (2020 - 2021)]]></article-title>
<article-title xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[Characteristics of self-medication during the COVID-19 pandemic, Paraguay (2020 - 2021)]]></article-title>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
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<surname><![CDATA[Ramos]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Pasionaria]]></given-names>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Tullo]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Edgar]]></given-names>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
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<surname><![CDATA[Canese]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Jorge]]></given-names>
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<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Soria Rey]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Nélida]]></given-names>
</name>
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<xref ref-type="aff" rid="Aaf"/>
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<aff id="Af1">
<institution><![CDATA[,Universidad Nacional de Asunción Facultad de Ciencias Médicas Cátedra de Microbiología]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[San Lorenzo ]]></addr-line>
<country>Paraguay</country>
</aff>
<aff id="Af2">
<institution><![CDATA[,Ministerio de Salud Pública y Bienestar Social Dirección General de Información Estratégica en salud ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[Asunción ]]></addr-line>
<country>Paraguay</country>
</aff>
<aff id="Af3">
<institution><![CDATA[,Universidad Nacional de Pilar Facultad de Ciencias Aplicadas ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[Pilar ]]></addr-line>
<country>Paraguay</country>
</aff>
<aff id="Af4">
<institution><![CDATA[,Sociedad Científica del Paraguay  ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[Asunción ]]></addr-line>
<country>Paraguay</country>
</aff>
<pub-date pub-type="pub">
<day>00</day>
<month>04</month>
<year>2023</year>
</pub-date>
<pub-date pub-type="epub">
<day>00</day>
<month>04</month>
<year>2023</year>
</pub-date>
<volume>13</volume>
<numero>1</numero>
<fpage>46</fpage>
<lpage>51</lpage>
<copyright-statement/>
<copyright-year/>
<self-uri xlink:href="http://scielo.iics.una.py/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&amp;pid=S2307-33492023000100046&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://scielo.iics.una.py/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&amp;pid=S2307-33492023000100046&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://scielo.iics.una.py/scielo.php?script=sci_pdf&amp;pid=S2307-33492023000100046&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="es"><p><![CDATA[RESUMEN La automedicación es una práctica realizada comúnmente para prevenir o curar alguna enfermedad, que se vio aumentada durante la pandemia de COVID-19. Existen dos modalidades de automedicación, aquella en la que el paciente emplea medicamentos adecuados para la afección y aquella en la que el paciente se auto prescribe y utiliza el medicamento sin la prescripción ni el cuidado médico correspondiente. En este trabajo se describen las características de los enfermos del COVID-19 que se automedicaron durante la pandemia en Paraguay durante los años 2020 y 2021. De las 14.233 personas enfermas con COVID - 19, 79,18% (11.269) refirieron haberse automedicado. Durante los dos años de este análisis, la edad de los que reportaron haber tenido COVID-19 durante los últimos 90 días y que se automedicaron, fueron menores de 50 años. El 54,92% (7.817) residían en el Departamento Central y 82,59% (11.755) en áreas urbanas. En lo que hace a cobertura sanitaria, 73,55% (10.469) no tenía ningún seguro médico vigente en el país. Puede decirse que existió un elevado porcentaje de personas que se automedicaron durante la pandemia y que esto no estuvo relacionado a la cobertura sanitaria o al lugar de residencia de las personas.]]></p></abstract>
<abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="en"><p><![CDATA[ABSTRACT Self-medication is a practice commonly carried out to prevent or cure some diseases, which was increased during the COVID-19 pandemic. There are two forms of self-medication: one in which the patient uses appropriate medications for the condition, and one in which the patient self-prescribes and uses medication without a prescription or adequate medical care. This paper describes the characteristics of COVID-19 patients who self-medicated during the pandemic in Paraguay in the years 2020 and 2021. Of the 14,233 people sick with COVID-19, 79.18% (11,269) reported to have self-medicated. During the two years of this analysis, the average age of those who reported having had COVID 19 during the last 90 days and who self-medicated was under 50 years of age. 54.92% (7,817) resided in the Central Department and 82.59% (11,755) in urban areas. Regarding health coverage, 73.55% (10,469) did not have any current health insurance in the country. It can be said that there was a high percentage of people who self-medicated during the pandemic and that this was not related to health coverage nor the people&#8217;s place of residence.]]></p></abstract>
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<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[COVID-19]]></kwd>
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<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[Self-medication]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[COVID - 19]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[Universal Health Coverage]]></kwd>
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