Self-Medication in Africa during COVID-19 Pandemic

• Main Authors: Zainab Ismail (Author), Anmol Mohan (Author), Christophe Ngendahayo (Author), Abdullahi Tunde Aborode (Author), Arooj Abid (Author), Ana Carla dos Santos Costa (Author), Shoaib Ahmad (Author), Mohammad Yasir Essar (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: University of Minnesota Libraries Publishing, 2021-09-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Self-medication is known as "the usage of drugs, herbs or home remedies on one's own initiative, or on the advice of another person, without consulting a doctor'. In Africa, self-medication has reached a critical stage, with people using and taking any drug regardless of how poisonous...