Background: Nigeria's national modern contraceptive prevalence rate among married women remains low, at roughly 12% to 20%, with wide sub-national variation, and a recurring explanation is that awareness of contraceptives does not reliably translate into use. This study determine...
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Research Article10.9734/ajrimps/2026/v15i4419
Timi Fiekumo Buseri, Chibuzor Perpetua Ezeorah Chidiebere, Ibegi, Ibegi Saviour, Owonaro A. Peter, Buseri, Oyintokoni Beauty, Olodiama Providencia Chichi & T. M. T. Messiah Henry·Journal of Advances in Medical and Pharmaceutical Sciences·2026
Background: The international literature consistently reports self-medication to be more prevalent among younger, less-educated and lower-income individuals, with gender patterns that are more variable but generally skewed toward higher self-medication among women. Objective: To...
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Research Article10.9734/jamps/2026/v28i10897
Background: Self-medication is a global public health practice conventionally dominated by analgesics, antipyretics and antimicrobials, yet the demographic structure of this behaviour and its association with information sources remain poorly characterised in Nigerian community p...
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Research Article10.9734/jamps/2026/v28i9892
Background: Necrotising fasciitis (NF) is an uncommon, fulminant infection of the superficial fascia and subcutaneous tissue that carries considerable morbidity and mortality when recognition or intervention is delayed. Primary involvement of the breast is exceptionally rare, and...
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