Prevalence, practice, determinants and adverse effects of self-medication among young people living in a suburban community of Ekiti, Nigeria: A community-based cross-sectional study.

Agbesanwa Tosin AnthonyAina Felixelix OlukayodeSolomon Olusoji AbidemiIbrahim Azeez OyemomiBabatola Olarinre AdefunkeOwoyemi John AyodejiAwelewa Babatope EbenezerInubile Adekoya JoshuaFadare Joseph Olusesan

Published in: SAGE open medicine (2024)

Adverse reactions and drug addiction were negative fallouts of self-medication, which can affect the health of young people as they grow into adulthood. Therefore, monitoring of drug outlets must be taken seriously by government agencies to prevent the worsening of the negative effects of self-medication.

Keyphrases

adverse drug
healthcare
mental health
public health
risk factors
electronic health record
depressive symptoms
drug induced
quality improvement