Journal of Tropical Diseases & Public Health

Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Elele, Rivers State, Nigeria

Biography

Henry Somtochukwu Izu-Unamma is a faculty member of the Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Madonna, University, Elele, Rivers State, Nigeria. He is associated with research work in the field of tropical diseases and public health.

Publications

• Research Article   
  Adherence to Medical Guidelines on COVID-19 and Malaria by Pharmacists and Patent Medicine Vendors in Abuja, Nigeria During the COVID-19 Pandemic
  Author(s): Henry Somtochukwu Izu-Unamma and Omotayo Oluranti Ebong*
  
  Background: The novel COVID-19 is a health challenge that has ravaged the world by its easy and quick means of transmission, bringing to a halt a lot of activities, both social and economic and has affected many nations negatively. With the prevalence of malaria, still rife in the tropics and sub-Saharan region and accountable for a significant number of deaths in the region, activities set in place to promote therapeutic and non-therapeutic knowledge about malaria has been hindered by the outbreak of COVID-19, reducing daily human contact between patients and health professionals. Methods: Structured questionnaires were administered in the month of May 2020 to pharmacists and patent medicine vendors within the axis of Abuja Municipal Area Council (AMAC) in Abuja, Nigeria. The questionnaires obtained the demographics of each respondent, what.. View more»
  

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