Every medicine is medicine; exploring inappropriate antibiotic use at the community level in rural Ghana

Every medicine is medicine; exploring inappropriate antibiotic use at the community level in rural Ghana

Abstract Background Inappropriate antibiotic use is an important driver of antibiotic resistance. This study sought to explore inappropriate antibiotic use and confusing antibiotics with other medicines in Ghana using ethnomethodology research approach. Methods This was an explorative study involvin...

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Main Authors: Samuel Afari-Asiedu, Marlies Hulscher, Martha Ali Abdulai, Ellen Boamah-Kaali, Kwaku Poku Asante, Heiman F. L. Wertheim
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-07-01
Series:BMC Public Health
Subjects:
Antibiotics
Antibiotic use
Antibiotic resistance
Inappropriate antibiotic use
Ghana
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12889-020-09204-4

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