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: 655

Full Length Research Paper

Perceived quality of healthcare provided by patent medicine vendors in rural and remote communities of low- and medium-Income countries (LMICs): A perspective from Nigeria

Oluwasegun John Ibitoye
  • Oluwasegun John Ibitoye
  • Department of Public Health, Texila American University, Georgetown, Guyana.
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Onoja Mathew Akpa
  • Onoja Mathew Akpa
  • Department of Epidemiology & Medical Statistics, University of Ibadan, Ibadan, Nigeria.
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Olugbenga Asaolu
  • Olugbenga Asaolu
  • Department of Public Health, School of Public and Allied Health, Babcock University, Ilishan-Remo, Ogun State, Nigeria.
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Gbadegesin O. Alawode
  • Gbadegesin O. Alawode
  • Association for Reproductive and Family Health, Lagos, Nigeria.
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Adeniyi Adeniran
  • Adeniyi Adeniran
  • Department of Public Health, School of Public and Allied Health, Babcock University, Ilishan-Remo, Ogun State, Nigeria.
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Mustapha Bello
  • Mustapha Bello
  • Nuffield Center for International Health and Development, University of Leeds, Leeds, UK.
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Nannim Nalda
  • Nannim Nalda
  • School of Health and Social Care, Staffordshire University, Stoke-on-Trent, UK.
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Olubunmi Ojelade
  • Olubunmi Ojelade
  • Department of Public Health, School of Public and Allied Health, Babcock University, Ilishan-Remo, Ogun State, Nigeria.
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Adebusola Oyeyemi
  • Adebusola Oyeyemi
  • Department of Public Health, School of Public and Allied Health, Babcock University, Ilishan-Remo, Ogun State, Nigeria.
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Oluwagbemiga Obembe
  • Oluwagbemiga Obembe
  • Department of Public Health, Texila American University, Georgetown, Guyana.
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Adaeze Ugwu
  • Adaeze Ugwu
  • Departement of Public Health, Faculty of Health, Liverpool John Moores University, Liverpool, UK.
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Chisom Emeka
  • Chisom Emeka
  • Department of Public Health, School of Public and Allied Health, Babcock University, Ilishan-Remo, Ogun State, Nigeria.
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Abdulmalik Abubakar
  • Abdulmalik Abubakar
  • Departement of Public Health, Faculty of Health, Liverpool John Moores University, Liverpool, UK.
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Christopher Obanubi
  • Christopher Obanubi
  • Department of Public Administration, Bayero University Kano, Kano State, Nigeria.
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Adebayo O. Amao
  • Adebayo O. Amao
  • Lagos State University College of Medicine, Lagos State, Nigeria
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Ishaq K. Salako
  • Ishaq K. Salako
  • Department of Public Health, Texila American University, Georgetown, Guyana.
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  •  Received: 27 June 2023
  •  Accepted: 04 August 2023
  •  Published: 31 August 2023

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