Factors Contributing To Self-medication Among Opd Patients At Kabwohe Health Centre Iv

ABSTRACT Self-medication is a common practice in both rural and urban settings, in old people with chronic illness and young people; Self-medication lends irrational drug use, drugs resistance, and severe disease development The study seeks to determine the factors contributing to self-medication among patients at outpatient department at Kabwohe Health Center IV. It was a cross sectional study using quantitative method of data collection. It was conducted at Kabwohe H C IV located in Sheema District in southwestern Uganda, The study involved patients attending OPD at Kabwohe H C IV. Simple ra…