Self-medication with antibiotics for the treatment of menstrual symptoms in southwest Nigeria: A cross-sectional study

BMC Public Health

Volumn 10, Issue , 2010, Pages

  Sapkota, Amy R ^a   Coker, Morenike E ^b   Rosenberg Goldstein, Rachel E ^a   Atkinson, Nancy L ^a   Sweet, Shauna J ^a   Sopeju, Priscilla O ^b   Ojo, Modupe T ^c   Otivhia, Elizabeth ^c   Ayepola, Olayemi O ^d   Olajuyigbe, Olufunmiso O ^e   Shireman, Laura ^f   Pottinger, Paul S ^f   Ojo, Kayode K ^f  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF IBADAN   (Nigeria)

^c OLABISI ONABANJO UNIVERSITY   (Nigeria)

^d Centre for Economic Policy and Development Research   (Nigeria)

^e BABCOCK UNIVERSITY   (Nigeria)

^f UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MENSTRUATION; NIGERIA; PHYSIOLOGY; PREVALENCE; SELF MEDICATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MENSTRUATION; NIGERIA; PREVALENCE; SELF MEDICATION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77957918282     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14712458     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2458-10-610     Document Type: Article

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