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  • Psychopharmacology
  • Public Health
  • Epidemiology

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  • Psychotropic drug use varies across populations.
  • Understanding sex-based differences in psychotropic drug use is crucial for public health.
  • Factors associated with psychotropic drug use require detailed investigation.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To analyze sex-specific differences in psychotropic drug use.
  • To identify factors associated with psychotropic drug use in men and women.
  • To determine the most common psychotropic drug classes used.

Main Methods:

  • Population-based, cross-sectional study.
  • Utilized data from the ISACamp 2014/2015 health survey in Campinas, Brazil.
  • Sample included 1999 adults aged 20+; prevalence rates and ratios were estimated by sex.

Main Results:

  • Overall psychotropic drug use was 11.7% (7.3% men, 15.8% women).
  • Antidepressants (38.2%) and benzodiazepines (24.0%) were most common; antidepressants higher in women.
  • Associated factors differed: men (white skin, no occupation, health complaints, insomnia); women (older age, higher education, chronic diseases, common mental disorder).

Conclusions:

  • Confirms higher psychotropic drug use, especially antidepressants, in women.
  • Reveals distinct patterns of associated factors between sexes.
  • Emphasizes the need to understand sex-specific health perceptions and care-seeking behaviors influencing drug use.