Antibiotic Prescribing by Informal Healthcare Providers for Common Illnesses: A Repeated Cross-Sectional Study in Rural India

Informal healthcare providers (IHCPs) are predominant healthcare providers in rural India, who prescribe without formal training. Antibiotic prescription by IHCPs could provide crucial information for controlling antibiotic resistance. The aim of this study is to determine the practices and seasonal...

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Main Authors: Shweta Khare, Manju Purohit, Megha Sharma, Ashok J. Tamhankar, Cecilia Stalsby Lundborg, Vishal Diwan, Ashish Pathak
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2019-09-01
Series:Antibiotics
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2079-6382/8/3/139