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Gender and medication use: an exploratory, multi-site study.

Carla Makhlouf Obermeyer1, Michelle Schulein, Anita Hardon

  • 1World Health Organization, Switzerland. obermeyerc@who.int

Women & Health
|February 5, 2005
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Women generally use medications more than men, with significant differences observed in Mexico and Uganda. This study highlights gendered patterns in medication use, information, and perceptions across four countries.

Area of Science:

  • Sociology
  • Global Health
  • Pharmacology

Background:

  • Understanding gender-based variations in healthcare practices is crucial for equitable health outcomes.
  • Medication use patterns can differ significantly across diverse cultural and socioeconomic contexts.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate and compare gender-specific patterns of medication utilization.
  • To explore how cultural contexts influence women's and men's approaches to medication.

Main Methods:

  • A cross-cultural survey involving 539 participants (303 women, 236 men) aged 15+ in Mexico, the Philippines, Uganda, and the USA.
  • Utilized country-specific adaptations for questions and answers, employing a mix of closed- and open-ended survey formats.

Main Results:

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  • Women consistently reported higher medication use than men across all study sites.
  • Significant gender differences in reported medication use were found in Mexico and Uganda.
  • Women reported conditions more frequently but did not necessarily treat them more often; they also engaged more centrally in health communication and possessed broader medication-related knowledge.

Conclusions:

  • The study confirms higher overall medication use among women compared to men.
  • Identified distinct gendered patterns in medication use, information exchange, and perceptions, underscoring the importance of gender in health.
  • Highlights women's central role in health communication and their nuanced understanding of medications.