Pilot Survey of Knowledge, Attitudes and Perceptions of Hajj Deployed Health Care Workers on Antibiotics and Antibiotic Prescriptions for Upper Respiratory Tract Infections: Results from Two Hajj Seasons
Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is a global public health issue. Upper respiratory tract infections (URTIs) are common illnesses during Hajj, for which antibiotics are often inappropriately prescribed. Hajj healthcare workers’ (HCW) knowledge, attitudes and perceptions (KAP) about AMR and a...
Main Authors: | Hamid Bokhary, Osamah Barasheed, Moataz Abd El Ghany, Ameneh Khatami, Grant A. Hill-Cawthorne, Harunor Rasheed, Hajj Research Team |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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MDPI AG
2020-01-01
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Series: | Tropical Medicine and Infectious Disease |
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Online Access: | https://www.mdpi.com/2414-6366/5/1/18 |
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