Objective To evaluate and compare the prevalence, reasons, sources and factors
associated with self‐medication with antibiotics (SMA) within Africa. Methods Systematic …

Self-medication is a common practice worldwide and the irrational use of drugs is a cause of
concern. This study assessed the prevalence of self-medication among the medical students …

Background: Nowadays, with regard to the availability of medicines and populations'
increased knowledge of medical sciences, self-medication has increased which is a …

The study was carried out to estimate the prevalence of self-medication with antibiotics
among tertiary level students in Accra (Ghana) and evaluate factors associated with the …

Background Bacterial infection of the urinary tract is among the common reasons for seeking
medical attention in the community. Rapidly increasing antibiotic resistance of uropathogens …

Background Antibiotic self medication is highly prevalent in the developing countries due to
easy availability and poor regulatory controls for selling these drugs. The purpose of this …

Introduction: Main purpose of this study was to compare the pattern of self-medication in first
and third year medical students and to evaluate whether medical training results in any …

Objectives Self-medication with antibiotics (SMA) is a serious global health problem. We
sought to investigate SMA behaviors and risk factors among Chinese university students …

This study set out to evaluate self-medicated antibiotics and knowledge of antibiotic
resistance among undergraduate students and community members in northern Nigeria …

Background: The first arrival of a sizable shipment of penicillin at the North African Theatre of
Operations for USA military use in 1943 was a landmark that turned a new chapter of …