Every medicine is medicine; exploring inappropriate antibiotic use at the community level in rural Ghana.
Samuel Afari-AsieduMarlies HulscherMartha Ali AbdulaiEllen Boamah-KaaliKwaku Poku AsanteHeiman F L WertheimPublished in: BMC public health (2020)
Inappropriate antibiotic use were influenced by general lack of knowledge on antibiotics and identification of antibiotics by colours of capsules which leads to confusion and could lead to inappropriate antibiotic use. There is the need for public health education on appropriate antibiotic use and standardization of appearance of antibiotics and other drugs to optimize use.