Self-medication for infants with colic in Lagos, Nigeria 英文参考文献.docVIP

BMC Pediatrics BioMedCentral Research article Open Access Self-medication for infants with colic in Lagos, Nigeria Kazeem A Oshikoya*1,2,3, Idowu O Senbanjo2 and Olisamedua F Njokanma2 Address: 1Pharmacology Department, Lagos State University College of Medicine, P.M.B 21266, Ikeja, Lagos, Nigeria, 2Paediatrics and Child Health, Lagos State University Teaching Hospital, Ikeja, Lagos, Nigeria and 3Academic Division of Child Health, University of Nottingham, The Medical School, Derbyshire Childrens Hospital, Uttoxeter Road, Derby, DE22 3DT, UK Email: Kazeem A Oshikoya* - med_modhospital@; Idowu O Senbanjo - senbanjo001@; Olisamedua F Njokanma - faconj@ * Corresponding author Published: 4 February 2009 Received: 25 July 2008 Accepted: 4 February 2009 BMC Pediatrics 2009, 9:9 doi:10.1186/1471-2431-9-9 This article is available from: /1471-2431/9/9 ? 2009 Oshikoya et al; licensee BioMed Central Ltd. This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (/licenses/by/2.0), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. Abstract Background: Infantile colic is a self-limiting condition that is distributed worldwide. It is often misdiagnosed as an organic disease for which an infant is admitted to the hospital. Many studies have described the aetiopathogenesis, pharmacologic and non-pharmacologic management of colic but none has evaluated self-medication for infants with colic. The aim of this study was therefore to determine the knowledge of Nigerian mothers about colic, their home-based management, extent of self-medication for the infants with colic and the types of medicines involved. Methods: It is a prospective study conducted at the vaccination clinics of 20 primary health care centres, each from different Local Government Areas in Lagos, Nigeria. Eight hundred mothers that brought their