Journal of
Public Health and Epidemiology

  • Abbreviation: J. Public Health Epidemiol.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 2141-2316
  • DOI: 10.5897/JPHE
  • Start Year: 2009
  • Published Articles: 660

Full Length Research Paper

Health implications of patronage of open markets: A survey of Shasha market, Oba-ile, Akure, Ondo State, Nigeria

M. O. Oniya
  • M. O. Oniya
  • Biology Department, Federal University of Technology, Akure, Ondo State, Nigeria.
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Kareem O. I.
  • Kareem O. I.
  • Biology Department, Federal University of Technology, Akure, Ondo State, Nigeria.
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O. J. Afolabi
  • O. J. Afolabi
  • Biology Department, Federal University of Technology, Akure, Ondo State, Nigeria.
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  •  Received: 16 March 2022
  •  Accepted: 26 May 2022
  •  Published: 31 January 2023

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