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Yusuff Adebayo Adebisi1, Nafisat Dasola Jimoh2, Isaac Olushola Ogunkola3
1Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Ibadan, Nigeria. adebisiyusuff23@yahoo.com.
Abstract:
Self-medication could be a public health concern if done inappropriately, and additional research is required to better comprehend the population-wide nature of the problem. Seafarers are more inclined to self-medicate due to the nature of their work. We performed a rapid bibliometric analysis to determine the volume of research on self-medication habits among seafarers. Our analysis revealed a major knowledge gap regarding self-medication practices among seafarers. There is an urgent need to address this paucity of data and formulate appropriate interventions.
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