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With the emergence of the COVID-19 pandemic and its socioeconomic impact, access toappropriate healthcare has become significantly difficult and has increased the likelihood ofself-treatment. However, this probability is higher in people living in rural areas. This studyassesses the prevalence and factors associated with self-medication during the COVID-19pandemic among residents of Bushenyi-Ishaka City to inform Ugandan policymakers andagencies other management on appropriate drug use. A cross-sectional descriptive studydesign with quantitative methods was used to generate data on people aged 18 years andabove living in Bushenyi-Ishaka Municipality, Uganda, from March 2020 to present.Systematic interval sampling was used to select households and household heads to beincluded in the study.Quantitative data were collected using the ODK mobile data collectiontool with downloaded questionnaires and analyzed using STATA version 19. Despite this,literature on the prevalence of self-medication and associated factors during the Covid-19pandemic in Bushenyi-Ishaka residents is limited