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Self-medication practices among seafarers: a bibliometric review
Affiliations- Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Ibadan, Nigeria
- Department of Chemistry, Federal University of Technology, Minna, Nigeria
- Department of Public Health, University of Calabar, Nigeria
- Department of Psychology and Counselling, Universiti Pendidikan Sultan Idris, Perak, Malaysia
- Faculty of Nursing Science, Ladoke Akintola University of Technology, Ogbomoso, Nigeria
- Department of Medicine, University of Nigeria, Nsukka, Nigeria
- Department of Microbiology, Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Nigeria
- Department of Global Health and Development, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, United Kingdom, United Kingdom
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Abstract
Self-medication could be a public health concern if done inappropriately, and additional research is required to better comprehend the population-wide nature of the problem. Seafarers are more inclined to self-medicate due to the nature of their work. We performed a rapid bibliometric analysis to determine the volume of research on self-medication habits among seafarers. Our analysis revealed a major knowledge gap regarding self-medication practices among seafarers. There is an urgent need to address this paucity of data and formulate appropriate interventions.
Abstract
Self-medication could be a public health concern if done inappropriately, and additional research is required to better comprehend the population-wide nature of the problem. Seafarers are more inclined to self-medicate due to the nature of their work. We performed a rapid bibliometric analysis to determine the volume of research on self-medication habits among seafarers. Our analysis revealed a major knowledge gap regarding self-medication practices among seafarers. There is an urgent need to address this paucity of data and formulate appropriate interventions.
Keywords
seafarers, self-medication, public health
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Self-medication practices among seafarers: a bibliometric review
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Short communication
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117-118
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2022-10-10
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DOI
10.5603/IMH.2022.0023
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IMH 2022;73(3):117-118.
Keywords
seafarers
self-medication
public health
Authors
Yusuff Adebayo Adebisi
Nafisat Dasola Jimoh
Isaac Olushola Ogunkola
Temitope Folashade Aroyewun
Maureen Oseghale
Esther Bosede Ilesanmi
Precious Fadele
Alaka Hassan Olayemi
Don Eliseo Lucero-Prisno III
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