The Utility of Internet-Enabled Antibiotic Self-Medication and Its Associated Factors Among Patients Attending Private Clinics in Kawempe Division in Kampala Capital City, Uganda: Community-Based Cross-Sectional Study.

Joan NakakandeIvan Mugisha Taremwa Miisa NanyingiSamuel Mugambe

Published in: Drug, healthcare and patient safety (2023)

This study found that internet-enabled antibiotic self-medication practice is highly utilized and is associated with a variety of individual, household, and healthcare system factors. This necessitates strict adherence to national drug policy regulations governing antibiotic use. Furthermore, community health education is critical in combating such medication practices.

Keyphrases

healthcare
primary care
adverse drug
quality improvement
health information
end stage renal disease
ejection fraction
newly diagnosed
public health
prognostic factors
mental health
emergency department
adipose tissue