Antibiotic Practices, Perceptions and Self-Medication Among Patients at a National Referral Hospital in Uganda.

Irene NabaweesiRonald OlumArthur Brian SekiteWilly Tumwesigye SuubiProssy NakiwungaAron MachaliRichard KiyumbaPeter KalyangoAllen NatambaYokosofati IgumbaMartin KyeyuneHarriet MpairweEric Katagirya

Published in: Infection and drug resistance (2021)

Antibiotic misuse is significant among patients in Uganda. Continuous health education programs aimed at informing the public on antimicrobial resistance, and its dangers are recommended to curtail this challenge.

Keyphrases

healthcare
antimicrobial resistance
primary care
public health
quality improvement
chronic pain
adverse drug
health information
mental health
emergency department
climate change