Open AccessSelf-medication practice in Akuse, a rural setting in Ghana
Author(s) -
Barbara Nyantakyiwah Mensah,
Irene Bonewa Agyemang,
Daniel Kwame Afriyie,
Seth Kwabena Amponsah
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
nigerian postgraduate medical journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 1117-1936
DOI - 10.4103/npmj.npmj_87_19
Subject(s) - medicine , self medication , adverse effect , family medicine , cross sectional study , drug , environmental health , psychiatry , pathology
In most resource-poor settings, there is a paucity of data on self-medication and possible factors that influence this practice. The current study assesses self-medication among the people of Akuse, a rural setting in the Eastern Region of Ghana.