Self-medication practice in Ethiopia: a systematic review

Ayalew, Mohammed Biset·2017·Patient Preference and Adherence

DOI 10.2147/ppa.s131496

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Additional file 2 of Medicine storage, wastage, and associated determinants among urban households: a systematic review and meta-analysis of household surveys
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Additional file 7 of Medicine storage, wastage, and associated determinants among urban households: a systematic review and meta-analysis of household surveys
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Additional file 2 of Non-prescription dispensing of antibiotic agents among community drug retail outlets in Sub-Saharan African countries: a systematic review and meta-analysis
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Additional file 1 of Community drug retail outlet staff’s knowledge, attitudes and practices towards non-prescription antibiotics use and antibiotic resistance in the Amhara region, Ethiopia with a focus on non-urban towns
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Additional file 1 of Medicine storage, wastage, and associated determinants among urban households: a systematic review and meta-analysis of household surveys
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Additional file 2 of Community pharmacy professionals’ practice in responding to minor symptoms experienced by pregnant women in Ethiopia: results from sequential mixed methods
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Additional file 6 of Medicine storage, wastage, and associated determinants among urban households: a systematic review and meta-analysis of household surveys
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Additional file 2 of Community drug retail outlet staff’s knowledge, attitudes and practices towards non-prescription antibiotics use and antibiotic resistance in the Amhara region, Ethiopia with a focus on non-urban towns
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Additional file 3 of Medicine storage, wastage, and associated determinants among urban households: a systematic review and meta-analysis of household surveys
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Additional file 4 of Medicine storage, wastage, and associated determinants among urban households: a systematic review and meta-analysis of household surveys
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Additional file 4 of Non-prescription dispensing of antibiotic agents among community drug retail outlets in Sub-Saharan African countries: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Sewunet Admasu Belachew, Lisa Hall, Linda Anne Selvey · 2021 · Figshare
Additional file 3 of Non-prescription dispensing of antibiotic agents among community drug retail outlets in Sub-Saharan African countries: a systematic review and meta-analysis
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Additional file 2 of No prescription? No problem: drivers of non-prescribed sale of antibiotics among community drug retail outlets in low and middle income countries: a systematic review of qualitative studies
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Additional file 1 of Community pharmacy professionals’ practice in responding to minor symptoms experienced by pregnant women in Ethiopia: results from sequential mixed methods
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Additional file 5 of Medicine storage, wastage, and associated determinants among urban households: a systematic review and meta-analysis of household surveys
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