<?xml version="1.0" encoding="ISO-8859-1"?><article xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance">
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<journal-meta>
<journal-id>1409-1429</journal-id>
<journal-title><![CDATA[Revista Costarricense de Salud Pública]]></journal-title>
<abbrev-journal-title><![CDATA[Rev. costarric. salud pública]]></abbrev-journal-title>
<issn>1409-1429</issn>
<publisher>
<publisher-name><![CDATA[Asociación Costarricense de Salud Pública]]></publisher-name>
</publisher>
</journal-meta>
<article-meta>
<article-id>S1409-14292017000100061</article-id>
<title-group>
<article-title xml:lang="es"><![CDATA[Automedicación en usuarios del programa de salud cardiovascular en una comuna de Chile]]></article-title>
<article-title xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[Self-medication in patients of cardiovascular health program in a commune in Chile]]></article-title>
</title-group>
<contrib-group>
<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Veliz-Rojas]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Lizet]]></given-names>
</name>
<xref ref-type="aff" rid="Aff"/>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Mendoza-Parra]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Sara]]></given-names>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Barriga]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Omar A]]></given-names>
</name>
<xref ref-type="aff" rid="Aff"/>
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</contrib-group>
<aff id="Af1">
<institution><![CDATA[,Universidad Católica del Norte Facultad de Medicina ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[Coquimbo ]]></addr-line>
<country>Chile</country>
</aff>
<aff id="Af2">
<institution><![CDATA[,Universidad de Concepción Facultad de Enfermería ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[ Concepción]]></addr-line>
<country>Chile</country>
</aff>
<aff id="Af3">
<institution><![CDATA[,Universidad de Concepción Departamento de Sociología y Antropología ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[ Concepción]]></addr-line>
<country>Chile</country>
</aff>
<pub-date pub-type="pub">
<day>00</day>
<month>06</month>
<year>2017</year>
</pub-date>
<pub-date pub-type="epub">
<day>00</day>
<month>06</month>
<year>2017</year>
</pub-date>
<volume>26</volume>
<numero>1</numero>
<fpage>61</fpage>
<lpage>67</lpage>
<copyright-statement/>
<copyright-year/>
<self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.sa.cr/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&amp;pid=S1409-14292017000100061&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.sa.cr/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&amp;pid=S1409-14292017000100061&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.sa.cr/scielo.php?script=sci_pdf&amp;pid=S1409-14292017000100061&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="es"><p><![CDATA[Resumen La automedicación es un fenómeno creciente y que en la actualidad ha sido considerada como un problema de salud pública.  Objetivo: Describir la automedicación con productos medicinales en usuarios del programa de salud cardiovascular de atención primaria, comuna de San Pedro de la Paz, región del BíoBío, Chile.  Materiales y métodos:  Estudio cuantitativo y transversal (n=257). El instrumento recolector de datos fue un cuestionario. Se utilizó análisis descriptivo univariante apoyado en SPSS.  Resultados:  El 98,7% de los participantes manifestó auto medicarse con algún producto medicinal. El 89,2% indicó no informar esta práctica al personal sanitario. Se destaca que el 52,9% de los participantes se auto medicaba para tratar o controlar la diabetes, hipertensión y el colesterol elevado.  Discusión: La elevada frecuencia de automedicación encontrada en la muestra permite verificar que esta práctica se encuentra incorporada en el cotidiano de los cuidados de la salud de los pacientes del programa de salud cardiovascular. Se desprende la importancia de informar, aconsejar y educar a los usuarios a través de programas educativos que se orienten hacia la práctica responsable de la automedicación.]]></p></abstract>
<abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="en"><p><![CDATA[Abstract Self-medication is increasing phenomenon that at present has been considered a public health problem.  Objective: To describe the self-medication in users to cardiovascular health program in primary care, community of San Pedro de la Paz, Bio Bio region, Chile.  Materials and Methods: The study was quantitative and transverse (n = 257). The data collection tools were a questionnaire and the review of medical record. Was used univariate descriptive analysis supported by SPSS.  Results: 98.7% of participants reported consuming some medicinal product without indication. 89.2% indicated not inform the practice to health team. It is highlighted that 52.9% of participants were self-medication to treat or control diabetes, hypertension and high cholesterol.  Discussion: The high frequency of self-medication found in the sample verifies that this practice is incorporated in the routine of health care of patients in cardiovascular health program. Emerges the importance of informing, advising and educating users through educational programs that are geared towards the responsible self-medication.]]></p></abstract>
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<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[Automedicación]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[Enfermedades Cardiovasculares]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[Atención Primaria de Salud (DECS)]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[Self-medication]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[Cardiovascular Diseases]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[Primary Health Care]]></kwd>
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