The Comparative Effect of Trade Fair in the Sales of Fake and Adulterated Drugs in Nigeria &lpar;A Survey of Port Harcourt Consumers&rpar;

Grend; Miebaka David; Nwiepe; Naata Micheal

The Comparative Effect of Trade Fair in the Sales of Fake and Adulterated Drugs in Nigeria (A Survey of Port Harcourt Consumers)

Grend, Miebaka David & Nwiepe, Naata Micheal

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This research examines the comparative effect of trade fair in the sales of fake and adulterated tugs in Nigeria, a survey of Port Harcourt consumers. The aim of its research is to evaluate the health implications of fake and adulterated drugs in Rivers state during trade fair. Over the years, the problem of fake arid adulterated drugs has proved a daunting task to handle in Nigeria, despite the efforts of the Country National Drugs Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA). The population is the study comprises of all drug consumers in Port Harcourt which is unknown, therefore the researcher limited the study to three areas in Port Harcourt (Diobu, Ogbunabali, and Oroworokwu) using non-probability sampling method in order to arrive at a sample size of 165. The research adopted the descriptive survey method for the design as well as questionnaire. The tested hypothesis in chapter four used the Pearson product moment correlation coefficient method. The major findings reveal that, there is a significant relationship between the comparative effect of trade fair and the sales of fake and adulterated drugs. It is recommended that government should ensure massive enlightenment of the public because it is a great way of educating them on the effect and differences between genuine and fake drugs.

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