Identifying the commonly used antibiotics for self-medication in urban Mozambique: a qualitative study.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

The study aimed at identifying the commonly used non-prescribed antibiotics (NPAs) and the main health conditions leading to the practices of self-medication with antibiotics (SMAs) in Maputo city, Mozambique.

Design

Cross-sectional qualitative study based on individual and group interviews.

Setting

The study was conducted in nine pharmacies of three socioeconomic areas of Maputo city, from October 2018 to March 2019.

Participants

The study included 32 pharmacy clients and 17 pharmacists. The pharmacy clients included men 10 (31%) and women 22 (69%) ranging from 19 to 67 years while the pharmacists included men 6 (35,3%) and women 11 (64,7%) with ages ranging from 24 to 47 years.

Findings

The majority of the pharmacy clients 30 (93.75%) admitt

SUBMITTER: Torres NF 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7754657 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature