Pamela Ingrid Grados Espinoza

Dr. Pamela Ingrid Grados Espinoza

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Academic Career Length

5Years (2022-Present)

(Calculated once Scilit publication data is synced: current year − year of first publication + 1)

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21 July 2022 in Journal of Patient Safety
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DSDavid R. Soriano-Moreno
David R. Soriano-Moreno
DGDaniel Fernandez Guzman
Daniel Fernandez Guzman
Lucero Sangster-CarrascoLucero Sangster-Carrasco
Lucero Sangster-Carrasco
CQCarlos Quispe-Vicuña
Carlos Quispe-Vicuña
PEPamela Ingrid Grados Espinoza
Pamela Ingrid Grados Espinoza
WNWendy Medical Doctor Nieto-Gutierrez
Wendy Medical Doctor Nieto-Gutierrez
Objective: This study aimed to evaluate the factors associated with the consumption of drugs without scientific evidence in patients with mild COVID-19 infection in Peru. Methods: An analytical cross-sectional study was carried out including 372 adult patients with a history of mild COVID-19 disease. Factors associated with drug consumption were evaluated by Poisson regressions with robust variance adjustment using the bootstrapping resampling method. Results: Seventy-two percent consumed some medication without scientific evidence, with antibiotics (71%) and ivermectin for human use (68%) being the most commonly used. Factors associated with the consumption of drugs to treat mild COVID-19 infection were thinking that the drugs are not effective (adjusted prevalence ratio, 0.55; 95% confidence interval, 0.41–0.74) and not being informed about the efficacy of the drugs (adjusted prevalence ratio, 0.48; 95% confidence interval, 0.36–0.65). Conclusions: Education of the population seems to be the main factor that increases the consumption of drugs without scientific evidence in the Peruvian population to treat mild COVID-19.