Public knowledge, attitudes and practices surrounding antibiotic use and resistance in Cambodia.

ABSTRACT:

Background

WHO's Global Action Plan on Antimicrobial Resistance includes as a priority to increase public education surrounding antibiotic use and resistance. Monitoring population-level antibiotic behaviours is crucial for informing intervention strategies, but data from a broad range of settings, particularly lower-resourced countries, are lacking.

Objectives

We measured public knowledge, attitudes and practices regarding antibiotics and antibiotic resistance in Cambodia, providing baseline information against which to monitor the progress of future interventions.

Methods

Between September and October 2018, we conducted a household survey of knowledge, attitudes and practices related to antibiotic use in urban and rural populations of three Cambodian provinces: Phno

SUBMITTER: Lim JM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8210153 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature