Practices of Self-Medication in the Harar City and Surrounding Communities in Eastern Ethiopia

• CA Cancino

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• JM Merigó

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The World Health Organization (WHO) defines self-medication as a component of self-care that involves
people choosing and using medications to treat ailments or symptoms they have identified on their own
[1]. In order to lessen the strain on health care facilities, particularly in understaffed, inaccessible distant
locations, self-medication is used to quickly and effectively relieve the symptoms of mild illnesses without
the need for medical consultations [2, 3].

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