Browsing College of Health Sciences (CHS) by Subject "Self medication"
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Community knowledge on drugs commonly used for self-medication in Mbarara District
(2000-11)Introduction: There is a concern that the high level of self-medication may be contributing to a large disease burden as a result of inadequate treatments and drug resistance. The study therefore aimed at assessing the ... -
The role of self medication in rural areas
(1969)The subject matter has been studied firstly with a view to showing whether the people living in the Defined Area of Kasangati Health Centre are treating themselves by traditional or customary methods (taboos and native ... -
Self-medication practices by caretakers for children under five years in Tororo District.
(Makerere University, 2013)BACKGROUND Majority of caretakers in Uganda prefer to initiate treatment for children with common childhood illness at home. Inappropriate and unregulated use of medicinal agents by self-medication has been widely attributed ...