Table 6 Barriers for the use of corticosteroids
El Salvador (N=109) | Mexico (N=59) | Ecuador (N=64) | Uruguay (N=121) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
n/N | (%) | n/N | (%) | n/N | (%) | n/N | (%) | |
Exists barriers | 60/106 | 56.6 | 10/49 | 20.4 | 16/60 | 26.7 | 34/107 | 31.8 |
HEALTH SYSTEM | ||||||||
Corticosteroids availability at hospitals | 33/103 | 32.0 | 4/47 | 10.6 | 7/57 | 12.3 | 8/107 | 7.5 |
Corticosteroids availability at primary health care centers | 57/104 | 54.8 | 6/47 | 12.8 | 8/56 | 14.3 | 27/107 | 25.5 |
Availability at night hours | 22/100 | 20.2 | 7/46 | 15.2 | 6/56 | 10.7 | 21/107 | 19.6 |
PROVIDERS | ||||||||
Fear or doubt about the side effect of the use of corticosteroids | 33/100 | 33.0 | 7/46 | 15.2 | 10/56 | 17.9 | 10/107 | 9.3 |
Misinformation about the correct use of the corticosteroids | 36/103 | 35.0 | 9/48 | 18.8 | 8/54 | 14.8 | 12/107 | 11.2 |
WOMEN | ||||||||
Economic barriers to get corticosteroids | 52/104 | 50.0 | 7/46 | 15.2 | 9/57 | 15.8 | 17/107 | 15.9 |
Lack of personnel who can apply the corticosteroids | 24/101 | 23.8 | 3/45 | 6.7 | 3/55 | 5.5 | 19/107 | 17.8 |
Fear to use corticosteroids | 20/102 | 19.6 | 6/46 | 13.0 | 8/55 | 14.5 | 4/107 | 3.7 |
Misinformation about the correct use of the corticosteroids | 39/101 | 38.6 | 5/45 | 11.1 | 9/54 | 16.7 | 8/107 | 7.5 |