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SELF-MEDICATION WITH ANTIBIOTICS: A CROSS-SECTIONAL NATIONAL SURVEY AMONG SRI LANKAN PUBLIC

  • At: AbuDhabi (United Arab Emirates) (2019)
  • Type: Poster
  • Poster code: POS-HMIS-035
  • By: ZAWAHIR, Mohamed Shukry (The University of Sydney, School of Pharmacy, Australia)
  • Co-author(s): Shukry Zawahir: School of Pharmacy, The University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia
    Sarath Lekamwasam: Faculty of Medicine, University of Ruhuna, Galle, Sri Lanka
    Kjell H. Halvorsen: Department of Pharmacy, The Arctic University of Norway, Tromsø, Norway
    Parisa Aslani: School of Pharmacy, The University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia
  • Abstract:

    Background

    Self-medication with antibiotics may contribute to antibiotic resistance and is considered a significant threat to global heath.

    Methods

    A cross-sectional survey was conducted in a national public sample (n=1100) from Dec 2016 to Aug 2017. Data were collected using a structured survey, on demographic characteristics; knowledge about

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