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    [id] => 5039
    [paper_index] => 202104-02-006714
    [title] => KNOWLEDGE OF DANGERS AND PRACTICE OF SELF-MEDICATION AMONG SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENTS OF ANOHACHIA SOUTH LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA, DELTA STATE, NIGERIA
    [description] => 
    [author] => Tawari Erebi Patricia  ,Boloya Vukumo Eric
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    [doi] => 
    [year] => 2021
    [month] => May
    [volume] => 6
    [issue] => 5
    [file] => 856pm_69.EPRA JOURNALS -6714.pdf
    [abstract] => Background: In recent times, self-medication has been largely been aided by vigorous promotional adverts by pharmaceutical companies. Self- medication as an aspect of drug abuse is a threat to youths and adolescents, people take drug for many reasons, for example, for fun, escapism sensual stimulation and as a result of frustration. This study aimed to ascertain knowledge of dangers of self-medication among secondary school students. 
Methods: The descriptive cross-sectional survey was used to study 280 students aged 12-21 years in Anohachia South LGA. The subjects were selected simple random sampling. Data collected using a well-structured questionnaire were analyzed using Statistical Package for Social Sciences (version 15). Test of associations employed Chi-square statistical too with the level of significance taken at 5%. 
Results: Despite the fact that 75% respondents knew about self-medication, only 36% knew about dangers associated with self-medication. An association was established between knowledge of self-medication age, class, gender and religion (P=0.0038, 0.032, 0.047, 0.001 respectively).
Conclusion: There is inadequate knowledge on dangers of self-medication among students, and knowledge was influence by gender. 

    [keywords] => Knowledge, Dangers, practices, self-medication, secondary, student
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    [journal_id] => 2
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    [journalname] => EPRA International Journal of Research & Development (IJRD)
    [short_code] => IJSR
    [eissn] =>  2455-7838 (Online)
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