Non-prescription purchase of antibiotics during travel abroad among a general adult population in Norway: Findings from the seventh Tromso Study.

ABSTRACT: BACKGROUND:Non-prescription purchase of antibiotics is undesirable and has not recently been investigated in a representative population in a high-income low-use country during travel abroad. This study examined self-reported prevalence of antibiotic purchase abroad with and without prescription among participants reporting international travel in a general adult population in Norway, and the associations with socio-demographic, lifestyle and health factors. METHODS:We analysed questionnaire-data from 19995 participants (10470 women) ≥40 years in the population-based Tromsø Study 7, 2015-2016. Data from the Norwegian Prescription Database were used to examine antibiotic use in Norway. We calculated adjusted odds ratios (AOR) for "travel abroad", "any antibiotic purchase abroad", and "antib

SUBMITTER: Gravningen K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7017991 | biostudies-literature | 2020

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature