Factors influencing inappropriate use of antibiotics in outpatient and community settings in China: a mixed-methods systematic review

L Lin, R Sun, T Yao, X Zhou, S Harbarth - BMJ global health, 2020 - gh.bmj.com
Background For decades, antibiotics have been excessively consumed around the world,
contributing to increased antimicrobial resistance (AMR) and negatively impacting health …

[HTML][HTML] Non-biomedical factors affecting antibiotic use in the community: a mixed-methods systematic review and meta-analysis

R Sun, T Yao, X Zhou, S Harbarth, L Lin - Clinical Microbiology and …, 2022 - Elsevier
Objectives In the past two decades, human antibiotic consumption has increased globally,
contributing to the emergence and spread of antimicrobial resistance and needing urgent …

Self-medication with antibiotics: A cross-sectional community-based study

MA Mahmoud, S Wajid, AA Naqvi… - … American Journal of …, 2020 - nchr.elsevierpure.com
This study aimed to evaluate self-medication with antibiotics in the general Indian
population. A cross-sectional community-based online survey was conducted for a period of …

Self-medication with antibiotics for protection against COVID-19: the role of psychological distress, knowledge of, and experiences with antibiotics

A Zhang, EV Hobman, P De Barro, A Young, DJ Carter… - Antibiotics, 2021 - mdpi.com
Self-medication with antibiotics is a major contributing factor to antimicrobial resistance.
Prior research examining factors associated with antibiotic self-medication has focused on …

Occurrence, removal, emission and environment risk of 32 antibiotics and metabolites in wastewater treatment plants in Wuhu, China

L Zhang, Z Zhu, M Zhao, J He, X Zhang, F Hao… - Science of The Total …, 2023 - Elsevier
Wastewater treatment plants (WWTPs) are considered important sources of antibiotics and
metabolites in aquatic environments and pose a serious threat to the safety of aquatic …

Substance abuse and public health: A multilevel perspective and multiple responses

TW Lo, JWK Yeung, CHL Tam - International journal of environmental …, 2020 - mdpi.com
Substance abuse has been a thorny public health concern throughout human history.
Manifestly, prevention and treatment are the two main strategies commonly adopted to …

Self-medication of antibiotics: investigating practice among university students at the Malaysian National Defence University

M Haque, NAA Rahman, J McKimm… - Infection and drug …, 2019 - Taylor & Francis
Background Self-medication of drugs to alleviate symptoms is a common global behavior,
helping relieve burdens on health services, but many drugs eg, antibiotics are prescription …

Knowledge, attitudes, and practices towards antibiotic use and antimicrobial resistance among pharmacy students at the university of Zambia: implications for …

S Mudenda, M Mukela, S Matafwali… - Scholars …, 2022 - researchonline.lshtm.ac.uk
Background: Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is a global public health problem affecting
healthcare systems. There is little information on undergraduate pharmacy students' …

Influence of leftover antibiotics on self-medication with antibiotics for children: a cross-sectional study from three Chinese provinces

C Sun, YJ Hu, X Wang, J Lu, L Lin, X Zhou - Bmj Open, 2019 - bmjopen.bmj.com
Objectives To investigate leftover antibiotics and their influence on self-medication with
antibiotics (SMA) for Chinese children, and further explore the different influences of …

University students' antibiotic use and knowledge of antimicrobial resistance: what are the common myths?

NS Shahpawee, LL Chaw, SH Muharram, HP Goh… - Antibiotics, 2020 - mdpi.com
We aimed to assess antibiotic usage and knowledge regarding antibiotics and antimicrobial
resistance (AMR) among undergraduate students of the Universiti Brunei Darussalam …