Antibiotic Self-Medication: prevalence and behavior description

Public Knowledge, Beliefs and Behavior on Antibiotic Use and Self-Medication in Lithuania

Irrational antibiotic use has led society to antibiotic resistance-a serious health problem worldwide. This study aimed to assess public knowledge, beliefs, and behavior concerning antibiotic use and self-medication in Lithuania. The cross-sectional survey method was processed using a validated questionnaire in different regions of Lithuania. In total, 1005 adults completed the questionnaire an...

Prevalence of Self-Medication among Population of Tehran, Iran

Prevalence of Self Medication Practices and its Associated Factors in Puducherry, India - A Cross Sectional Study

Introduction: Self-medication is a most important health issue in developing countries like India. Even though there is abundant healthcare access present. Still self-medication is being chosen by the patients. To estimate the prevalence of self-medication and the factors association to self-medication practices among urban fisherman population in Puducherry. Methods: Cross-Sectional Study con...

Prevalence of Self-Medication and Its Factors among University Students in Bandar Abbas City

Background: Self-medication can lead to the latency of the real severity of disease, delay in diagnosis, a complication of treatment, threatening side effects, and unexpected intoxication. The present research aimed to explore the prevalence of self-medication and its factors among students affiliated to Bandar Abbas universities in 2016. Materials and Methods: This Descriptive Analytic study w...

Antibiotic self-medication in university students from Trujillo, Peru