Self-Medication and Antimicrobial Resistance: A Survey of Students Studying Healthcare Programmes at a Tertiary Institution in Ghana.

ABSTRACT: Objectives: Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is one of the biggest challenges facing mankind. Inappropriate uses of antibiotics including self-medication promote the increase and spread of AMR. Self-medication has not been well-studied among students. This study was undertaken to determine students of healthcare programmes self-medication practices and attitudes in relation to AMR. Materials and Methods: This was a cross-sectional survey that used a pretested self-administered questionnaire to elicit responses from first-year students of healthcare programmes at the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Ghana from January 2018 to August 2019. Results: Two hundred and eighty students were recruited with 264 of them returning the questionnaire, giving a respo

SUBMITTER: Owusu-Ofori AK 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8534052 | biostudies-literature | 2021

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature