Self-medication practices with antibiotics and associated factors among the public of Malaysia: a cross-sectional study

• Main Authors: Aslam, Adeel, Zin, Che Suraya, Ab Rahman, Norny Syafinaz, Gajdács, Márió, Ahmed, Syed Imran, Jamshed, Shazia Qasim
• Format: Article
• Language: English; English
• Published: Dove Medical Press 2021
• Subjects: RS Pharmacy and materia medica
• Online Access: http://irep.iium.edu.my/93689/7/93689_Self-medication%20practices%20with%20antibiotics_SCOPUS.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/93689/8/93689_Self-medication%20practices%20with%20antibiotics.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/93689/; https://www.dovepress.com/getfile.php?fileID=75328; https://doi.org/10.2147/DHPS.S331427

Background: Self-medication with antibiotics (SMA) is an important public health issue, which can result in the facilitated development of antibiotic resistance, and may increase the risk of inappropriate utilization of antibiotics. So, the objective of the present study was to estimate the preva...