Self-Medication with Antibiotics Among Out-Patient Attendants Prior to Medical Consultation at A Tertiary Care Hospital - A Cross-Sectional Study

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dc.contributor.authorUmayorubhagom, Aen_US
dc.contributor.authorNair, GGen_US
dc.contributor.authorJayaseelan, Oen_US
dc.contributor.authorBaliga, SS.en_US
dc.date.accessioned2024-12-02T11:13:23Z
dc.date.available2024-12-02T11:13:23Z
dc.date.issued2024-09
dc.description.abstractIntroduction: One of the greatest threats to global development and public health is antimicrobial resistance (AMR). The ability of bacteria and other microbes to resist the drugs used to inactivate them is known as AMR. According to estimates, bacterial AMR caused 4.95 million fatalities worldwide in 2019 in addition to directly causing 1.27 million deaths. Methodology: In this cross-sectional descriptive study using convenient sampling method, 422 out patients were recruited from the tertiary care hospital in our district between December 2023 and March 2024. We inquired about sociodemographic characteristics and reasons for self-medicating with antibiotics. Results: 353(83.6%) patients were self-medicating due to previous successful use of antibiotic. 122(28.9%) believed that antibiotics are used to treat all infections. 80 (18.95%) participants in the age group of 36- 44 years were self-medicating with antibioticsen_US
dc.identifier.affiliationsSri Lakshmi Narayana Institute of Medical Sciences, Puducherry, Indiaen_US
dc.identifier.affiliationsSri Lakshmi Narayana Institute of Medical Sciences, Puducherry, Indiaen_US
dc.identifier.affiliationsMVJ Medical College and Research Hospital, Bangalore, Indiaen_US
dc.identifier.affiliationsKLE Academy of Higher Education and Research, Jawaharlal Nehru Medical College, Belagavi, Indiaen_US
dc.identifier.citationUmayorubhagom A, Nair GG, Jayaseelan O, Baliga SS.. Self-Medication with Antibiotics Among Out-Patient Attendants Prior to Medical Consultation at A Tertiary Care Hospital - A Cross-Sectional Study. National Journal of Community Medicine. 2024 Sep; 15(9): 699-705en_US
dc.identifier.issn2229-6816
dc.identifier.issn0976-3325
dc.identifier.placeIndiaen_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://imsear.searo.who.int/handle/123456789/239943
dc.languageenen_US
dc.publisherMedsci Publicationsen_US
dc.relation.issuenumber9en_US
dc.relation.volume15en_US
dc.source.urihttps://doi.org/10.55489/njcm.150920244032en_US
dc.subjectself-medicationen_US
dc.subjectAntibioticsen_US
dc.subjectresistanceen_US
dc.subjectOPD attendantsen_US
dc.titleSelf-Medication with Antibiotics Among Out-Patient Attendants Prior to Medical Consultation at A Tertiary Care Hospital - A Cross-Sectional Studyen_US
dc.typeJournal Articleen_US
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