| Title |
Factors Associated to Medication Consumption Among the Immigrant Population Residing in Spain
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|---|---|
| Published in |
Journal of Immigrant and Minority Health, June 2017
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| DOI | 10.1007/s10903-017-0608-2 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Díaz-Rodríguez Dania Rocío, Hernández-Barrera Valentín, Jiménez-Trujillo Isabel, Carrasco-Garrido Pilar |
| Abstract |
We aimed to determine the prevalence of medication use by the immigrant population residing in Spain, and to identify the factors associated with this consumption. Descriptive cross-sectional study was performed using secondary data retrieved from the 2012 Spanish National Health Survey (SNHS). Using logistic multivariate regression analysis, three models were generated: one for immigrants from high income countries (HIC), another for immigrants from low income countries (LIC), and a third one for the native population. The prevalence of total consumption of medicinal products is greater in the native population (61.75%) than in the immigrant population (HIC: 56.22%; LIC: 48.55%). Analgesics are the most consumed drugs in all the groups. Greater medication consumption is associated with being female, being of an advanced age (immigrants from HIC: AOR 9.75, for older than 75 years), the presence of chronic disease, a perception of bad health (HIC: AOR 3.48) and the use of emergency services (LIC immigrants: AOR 1.68). Medicine consumption in the immigrant population living in Spain is lower than in the native population. The factors associated with this consumption are similar; however, LIC immigrants who needed healthcare services and did not receive them presented a greater probability of consuming medicinal products. |
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Spain | 1 | 50% |
| Unknown | 1 | 50% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 2 | 100% |
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| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Unknown | 33 | 100% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Master | 6 | 18% |
| Student > Bachelor | 4 | 12% |
| Student > Doctoral Student | 3 | 9% |
| Researcher | 3 | 9% |
| Unspecified | 2 | 6% |
| Other | 5 | 15% |
| Unknown | 10 | 30% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Medicine and Dentistry | 5 | 15% |
| Nursing and Health Professions | 4 | 12% |
| Social Sciences | 3 | 9% |
| Unspecified | 2 | 6% |
| Immunology and Microbiology | 2 | 6% |
| Other | 5 | 15% |
| Unknown | 12 | 36% |
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