Prevalence and determinants of antibiotics self-medication among indigenous people of Bangladesh: a cross-sectional study.
Adnan MannanKallyan ChakmaGourab DewanAyan SahaNaim Uddin Hasan A ChyH M Hamidullah MehediAmzad HossainJannatun WnaizaMd Tanveer AhsanMd Mashud RanaNazmul AlamPublished in: BMJ open (2024)
Male gender, family income, place of residence and knowledge of antibiotics were the significant predictors of antibiotic self-medication. Hence, it is important to streamline awareness-raising campaigns at the community level to mitigate the practice of SMA in indigenous people and ultimately address the devastating effects of Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) in Bangladesh.