Self-medication with antibiotics during the COVID-19 pandemic: A cross-sectional study among adults in Tema, Ghana

Antibiotic self-medication is one of the common causes of antibiotic resistance of bacterial organisms. The COVID-19 pandemic introduced a new paradigm shift and significantly influenced healthcare behaviors, including an increase in antibiotic self-medication, which contributes to antibiotic resist...

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Veröffentlicht in:	PloS one 2024-06, Vol.19 (6), p.e0305602
Hauptverfasser:	Hackman, Henry Kwadwo, Annison, Lawrence, Arhin, Reuben Essel, Adjei, George Osei, Otu, Phyllis, Arthur-Hayford, Emele, Annison, Sharon, Borteih, Bernard Bortei
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Access to information Adolescent Adult Adults Aged Amoxicillin Analysis Anti-Bacterial Agents - therapeutic use Antibiotic resistance Antibiotics Azithromycin Bacterial infections Clavulanic acid Computer industry COVID-19 COVID-19 - epidemiology Cross-Sectional Studies Data collection Developing countries Drug resistance Drug resistance in microorganisms Drug self-administration Drugs Education Fear Female Females Gastrointestinal system Gastrointestinal tract Gender Ghana - epidemiology Health facilities Hospitals Humans Infections Infectious diseases Information sources LDCs Male Marital status Metronidazole Middle Aged National health insurance Pandemics Population Prophylaxis Public health Questionnaires Queues Respiratory tract Sample size Sampling techniques SARS-CoV-2 Self Medication - statistics & numerical data Self-care, Health Self-medication Sociodemographics Surveys Surveys and Questionnaires Tetracycline Tetracyclines Variables Young Adult
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