Table 2.
Prevalence (%) of psychotropic drug use by sex for sites in Canada, Latin America, and Albania
| Psychotropic drugs | Sex | Latin America (Natal + Manizales) | Canada (Kingston + Saint-Hyacinthe) | Albania (Tirana) | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N = 802 | (%) | P-value | N = 799 | (%) | P-value | N = 394 | (%) | P-value | ||
| Anxiolytics, sedatives, and hypnotics (ASH) | Male | 390 | 1.3 | 0.627 | 377 | 6.9 | 0.186 | 188 | 5.3 | 0.328 |
| Female | 412 | 1.7 | 422 | 9.5 | 206 | 7.8 | ||||
| Antidepressants (ADP) | Male | 390 | 3.8 | 0.247 | 377 | 9.0 | 0.002 | 188 | 1.6 | 0.272 |
| Female | 412 | 5.6 | 422 | 16.4 | 206 | 0.5 | ||||
| Analgesics/ antiepileptics/antiparkinsonians (AEP) | Male | 390 | 7.2 | <0.001 | 377 | 10.9 | 0.020 | 188 | 23.9 | 0.938 |
| Female | 412 | 16.3 | 422 | 16.6 | 206 | 24.3 | ||||
| At least one psychotropic drug (MSN) | Male | 390 | 11.5 | < 0.001 | 377 | 23.1 | 0.001 | 188 | 29.1 | 0.947 |
| Female | 412 | 21.8 | 422 | 34.1 | 206 | 30.1 | ||||
P-value were obtained by Chi-square test