Self-Medication Practices and Associated Factors in the Prevention and/or Treatment of COVID-19 Virus: A Population-Based Survey in Nigeria.

AI, Wegbom; CK, Edet; O, Raimi; AF, Fagbamigbe; VA, Kiri

doi:10.3389/fpubh.2021.606801

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Self-Medication Practices and Associated Factors in the Prevention and/or Treatment of COVID-19 Virus: A Population-Based Survey in Nigeria.

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Authors:

Wegbom AI

Edet CK

Raimi O

Abstract

<b>Background:</b> The anxiety caused by the emergence of the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) globally has made many Nigerians resort to self-medication for purported protection against the disease, amid fear of contracting it from health workers and hospital environments. Therefore, this study...

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Nigeria

Determinants

Self-medication

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