Abstract

COSTA, Karen Sarmento; FRANCISCO, Priscila Maria Stolses Bergamo  and  BARROS, Marilisa Berti de Azevedo. Knowledge and use of the Brazilian Popular Pharmacy Program: a population-based study in Campinas, São Paulo State, Brazil. Epidemiol. Serv. Saúde [online]. 2014, vol.23, n.3, pp.397-408. ISSN 1679-4974.

OBJECTIVE: to analyze the prevalence of knowledge and use of the Brazilian Popular Pharmacy Program (PFPB) in Campinas/SP, 2008. METHODS: cross-sectional population-based study using probability sampling of individuals aged 20 or over. RESULTS: of the 2,461 respondents, 32.8% (95%CI: 27.5; 38.1) had knowledge of PFPB, and 11.0% (95%CI: 8.2; 14.7) of these had used Program medication. Knowledge of PFPB was significantly higher in women (43.2%), persons aged 60-69 years (47.6%), those with family income above 4 minimum wages, having 5 or more years of schooling, and taking 4 or more kinds of medication (47.6%). PFPB use was greater among women (37.4%), individuals over 70 (53.4%), and among those who did not have health insurance (38.5%). CONCLUSION: similar studies can be used to monitor Pharmaceutical and PFPB policies, aiming to promote better management of local actions.

Keywords : Pharmaceutical Services; Health Surveys; Health Policy; Cross-Sectional Studies.

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