The unnecessary use of antibiotics and concomitant rapid growth of antibiotic resistance
(ABR) is a widely acknowledged threat to global health, development, and sustainability …

The current scoping review is an attempt to explore the key reasons, determinants, patterns
and prevalence related to self-medication with antibiotics (SMA) among the lay public. An …

Irrational antibiotic use has led society to antibiotic resistance—a serious health problem
worldwide. This study aimed to assess public knowledge, beliefs, and behavior concerning …

Self-medication is of great public health importance as it often bypasses regulatory
mechanisms to assure quality of health care. Nevertheless there are no established …

Background Inappropriate use of antibiotics in the community plays a role in the emergence
and spread of bacteria resistant to antibiotics which threatens human health significantly …

Background: Nowadays self-medication is one of the most common public health issues in
many countries, as well as in Iran. According to need to epidemiological information about …

Background Self-Medication with antibiotics is a human practice and attitude in which an
individual uses antibiotics to treat self-diagnosed symptoms. The self-medication with …

Background The emergence of antimicrobial resistance, the main cause of morbidity and
mortality from otherwise treatable infections, is largely attributed to the inappropriate use of …

Background: Inappropriate use of antibiotics has caused antimicrobial resistance,
presenting a major health challenge to the world population. Self-medication with antibiotics …

Aim: The aim of this study is to assess the nature, reasons, and consequences of self-
medication practice among the general population of Ras Al-Khaimah, UAE. Materials and …