%0 Journal Article
%T Topical Ear Drop Self-medication Practice among the Ear, Nose, and Throat Patients in Ido Ekiti, Nigeria: A Cross - sectional Study
%A Adepeju Oluwatona Dosunmu
%A Kayode Shuaib Aremu
%A Mustapha Muhammad Raji
%A Olaide T. Esan
%A Toye Gabriel Olajide
%J Archive of "Annals of African Medicine".
%D 2018
%R 10.4103/aam.aam_28_17
%X Self-medication is a common habit in our country; Nigeria, especially among patients with otorhinolaryngological disorders. Medication when taken wrongly may bring dire consequences to the individual, such as masking developing diseases and may cause many other undesirable effects. The aim of this study was to determine the prevalence and to analyze topical ear drop self-medication practices among respondents attending the Ear, Nose, and Throat Clinic of Federal Teaching Hospital Ido Ekiti, Nigeria
%K Nigeria
%K practice
%K self-medication
%K topical ear drops
%K Autom¨¦dication
%K Nigeria
%K pratique
%K gouttes auriculaires topiques
%U https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5875122/