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Prevalence and associated factors of non-medical use of prescription drugs among adolescents in secondary schools in Buea, Cameroon: a cross-sectional study

Crossref DOI link: https://doi.org/10.1186/s12888-023-05120-0

Published Online: 2023-09-25

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Nkouonlack, Cyrille

Shifu, Ismaila Ngwayi

Atchou, Jonas Guy Basseguin

Eyoum, Christian

Dinayen, Dieudonne Yusinyu

Nsagha, Dickson Shey

Njamnshi, Alfred Kongnyu
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Article History

Received: 23 September 2022

Accepted: 18 August 2023

First Online: 25 September 2023

Declarations

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: Participants received detailed written and informed consent and oral study information on the study. Written informed consent was obtained from all participants and for children under 16 informed consent was obtained from their parent or guardian. The study was approved by the Institutional Review Board of the Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Buea, Cameroon (No. 1273–02 2021/1273–02/UB/SG/IRB/FHS)) and was conducted in accordance with the Declarations of Helsinki-Ethical Principles for Medical Research Involving Human Subjects.

: Not applicable.

: The authors declare no competing interests.

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