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Factors predicting home storage of medicines in Northern Uganda

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ID15360648
AuthorsMoses Ocan (0000-0002-8852-820X, corresponding author), Godfrey S Bbosa (0000-0001-6963-7892, Makerere University), Paul Waako (0000-0001-8964-8775, Makerere University), Jasper Ogwal‐Okeng (0000-0002-1159-1307, Gulu University), Jasper Ogwal-Okeng, Celestino Obua (0000-0001-6949-3059, Makerere University)
Year2014
Volume14
Issue1
Pages650-650
Publication date2014-06-26
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueBMC Public Health (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1471-2458 • E-ISSN: 1471-2458
PublisherBioMed Central (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1186/1471-2458-14-650
PMID24964746
PMCIDPMC4229978
OpenAlexW2087530143
LanguageEN
Citations received7
References cited18

Over a third of households in Northern Uganda store medicines with antibacterial agents being the most common. Self-medication is common among individuals in households which keep drugs. Past successful treatment, regular income and sex predict community home drug storage

Biostatistics · Cross-sectional study · Drug · Environmental health · Family medicine · Public health · Self-medication · Antibiotic Use and Resistance · Global Maternal and Child Health · Medicine · Nursing · Pharmaceutical Economics and Policy · Pharmacology

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Citations per year0.78
Citation span2017 - 2023 (7)
Highly citedNo

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