Isabel Akoth Owuor

Self-medication with Antimicrobials Perceptions among the Households in Nyalenda Informal Settlement, Kisumu County, Kenya: Post-Community Mobilization Intervention

Isabel Akoth Owuor, Harrysone Atieli & Collins Ouma · International Journal of TROPICAL DISEASE & Health · 2019

Self-medication is very common especially in developing countries and is documented to be associated with many health risks including antibiotic resistance. Antibiotic resistance is shrinking the range of effective antibiotics and is currently listed as a global health problem. T...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ijtdh/2019/v39i130197

The Role of Participatory Learning and Action on Strengthening the Different Domains of Empowerment on Self-medication with Antimicrobials in Nyalenda Informal Settlement, Kisumu County, Kenya

Isabel Akoth Owuor, Harrysone Atieli & Collins Ouma · Journal of Advances in Medical and Pharmaceutical Sciences · 2019

Self-medication with antimicrobials (SMWA) is a common global practice. Studies in Nyalenda B Ward, an informal settlement in western Kenya, found that significant households (76.6%) perceived the practice of SMWA as convenient and appropriate. The rationale of the current study...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/jamps/2019/v21i330131