Self-medication with antimalarial drugs in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
| dc.contributor.author | Kabalimu, Titus K. | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2020-07-02T09:11:13Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2020-07-02T09:11:13Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 1995 | |
| dc.description.abstract | A hospital-based cross-sectional study was conducted in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, using a questionnaire to assess the extent of self-medication with antimalarial drugs and malaria treatment-seeking behaviour among patients attending out-patient treatment at Mnazi mmoja dispensary. It was found that 15.3% of respondents admitted to having ever used malaria chemoprophylaxis while 8.0% reported to be current users of chemoprophylaxis. Among the current users of malaria chemoprophylaxis, some reported having used quinine and Fansidar. While 71.7% reported having treated themselves with home-kept antimalarial drugs for a suspected malaria fever, 14.7% consulted traditional healers. The data suggest the need for increasing public awareness on malaria and appropriate use of antimalarial drugs. | en_US |
| dc.identifier.citation | Mnyika, K.S., Killewo, J.Z. and Kabalimu, T.K., 1995. Self-medication with antimalarial drugs in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. Tropical and geographical medicine, 47(1), p.32. | en_US |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/7747329/ | |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/123456789/433 | |
| dc.language.iso | en | en_US |
| dc.publisher | Tropical and geographical medicine | en_US |
| dc.subject | Self-medication | en_US |
| dc.subject | Antimalarial drugs | en_US |
| dc.subject | Dar es Salaam | en_US |
| dc.title | Self-medication with antimalarial drugs in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania | en_US |
| dc.type | Article | en_US |