Medication usage among young adult women: A comparison between Sweden, the USA, and GreeceShow others and affiliations
2008 (English)In: Nursing and Health Sciences, ISSN 1441-0745, E-ISSN 1442-2018, Vol. 10, no 1, p. 4-10Article in journal (Refereed) Published
Abstract [en]
This study evaluated whether or not medication usage among young adult women differed across three countries. An additional aim was to evaluate the association between medication use and sociodemographic factors and exercise habits. A sample of 1098 young adult women were selected in Sweden, the USA, and Greece. Consistent medication usage by young adult women in the three countries related to oral contraceptives and vitamins; nevertheless, there were differences. The main differences were found in the use of laxatives, iron supplements, analgesics, antidepressants, and antacid medication. The most outstanding differences were the frequent use of laxatives in Sweden and vitamins in the USA. Different association patterns were found between medication use and culture, sociodemographic factors, and exercise. The assessment of medication use among young adult women can be performed very easily and provides an immediate indication of their well-being and needs for preventative care.
Place, publisher, year, edition, pages
Oxford: Wiley-Blackwell, 2008. Vol. 10, no 1, p. 4-10
Keywords [en]
population, adolescent, adult, antacids, antidepressive agents, contraceptives, oral, cross-sectional studies, demography, drug prescriptions, female, Greece, humans, laxatives, Minnesota, socioeconomic factors, Sweden, United States, cross-national, exercise, medication usage, sociodemographic factors, young adult women
National Category
Health Sciences Clinical Medicine
Identifiers
URN: urn:nbn:se:hh:diva-1490DOI: 10.1111/j.1442-2018.2007.00319.xISI: 000253935600002PubMedID: 18257825Scopus ID: 2-s2.0-38949145675Local ID: 2082/1870OAI: oai:DiVA.org:hh-1490DiVA, id: diva2:238708
2008-06-052008-06-052022-09-13Bibliographically approved