Antibiotic misuse and compliance with infection control measures during COVID-19 pandemic in community pharmacies in Egypt.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Globally, antibiotics misuse by the public has been reported in the era of COVID-19, despite the discouraging instructions of the World Health Organization, especially for mild cases.

Objective

Is to describe this antibiotic misuse and its contributing factors. Also, to measure the pharmacists' application of infection preventive practices during the pandemic.

Methods

A cross-sectional study was conducted among randomly selected Egyptian community pharmacists (Center, East, Delta, and Upper Egypt) using a questionnaire and direct interviews from 1 to 30 August 2020. The questionnaire consisted of two parts, the first covered pharmacist's demographic data and their application of basic infection preventive practices (eg, wearing face masks, regular hand sani

SUBMITTER: Elsayed AA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7995210 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature