[PDF][PDF] A systematic review of the literature on survey questionnaires to assess self-medication practices

D Limaye, V Limaye, G Krause… - … Medicine and Public …, 2017‏ - serwiss.bib.hs-hannover.de
Self-medication is of great public health importance as it often bypasses regulatory
mechanisms to assure quality of health care. Nevertheless there are no established …

Prevalence and reasons of self-medication in pregnant women: a systematic review and meta-analysis

M Mohseni, S Azami-Aghdash… - … of community based …, 2018‏ - pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Background: Given the importance of having valid information about the prevalence and
reasons of self-medication among pregnant women for preventing self-medication during …

Intermittent preventive treatment with sulphadoxine-pyrimethamine is effective in preventing maternal and placental malaria in Ibadan, south-western Nigeria

CO Falade, BO Yusuf, FF Fadero, OA Mokuolu… - Malaria Journal, 2007‏ - Springer
Background Intermittent preventive treatment with sulphadoxine-pyrimethamine (IPT-SP) is
currently the recommended regimen for prevention of malaria in pregnancy in endemic …

Determinants of self medication practices among pregnant women in Ibadan, Nigeria

KB Yusuff, LD Omarusehe - International journal of clinical pharmacy, 2011‏ - Springer
Objective To assess the frequency and evaluate the factors underlining self-medication with
orthodox and herbal medicines among pregnant women in Ibadan, Nigeria. Setting …

Prevalence and management of falciparium malaria among infants and children in Ota, Ogun State, Southwestern Nigeria

GI Olasehinde, AA Ajay, SO Taiwo, BT Adekeye… - African Journal of …, 2010‏ - ajol.info
Studies were carried out to determine the prevalence of malaria parasite infection among
infants and children (0-12yrs) in Ota, Southwestern Nigeria between April and December …

Pattern, awareness and perceptions of health hazards associated with self medication among adult residents of kano metropolis, northwestern Nigeria

UM Lawan, IS Abubakar, AM Jibo… - Indian journal of …, 2013‏ - journals.lww.com
Background: Kano State is the most populous state, and one of those states pronounced
with the highest prevalence of drug abuse in Nigeria. However, there is lack of documented …

Patterns and predictors of self-medication amongst antenatal clients in Ibadan, Nigeria

FA Bello, IO Morhason-Bello, O Olayemi… - Nigerian Medical …, 2011‏ - ajol.info
Background: Self-medication is widely practiced in the study area, as many drugs are
available over-the-counter, in addition to the use of local herbal preparations. Also …

Prevalence of malaria at booking among antenatal clients in a secondary health care facility in Ibadan, Nigeria

CO Falade, O Olayemi, HO Dada-Adegbola… - African journal of …, 2008‏ - ajol.info
The prevalence of malaria parasitemia at booking was studied in 1,848 pregnant women in
a secondary hospital in Ibadan, Nigeria. Main outcome variables were patent parasitemia …

Effect of antimalarial drugs and malaria infection on oxidative stress in pregnant women

OM Akanbi, AB Odaibo, OG Ademowo - African Journal of Reproductive …, 2010‏ - ajol.info
This work studied the effect of malaria infection and antimalarial drugs on oxidative stress in
259 pregnant and non-pregnant women at Ade-Oyo hospital, Ibadan, Nigeria. Oxidative …

Self‐medication practice with antimalarials & the determinants of malaria treatment‐seeking behavior among postpartum mothers in a rural community in Nigeria

OI Iribhogbe, EM Odoya - Pharmacoepidemiology and Drug …, 2021‏ - Wiley Online Library
Background The majority of the population has inappropriate malaria treatment‐seeking
behavior and little is known about self‐medication practice with antimalarials among …