Open AccessSelf-Medication Practices with Antibiotics and Associated Factors among the Public of Malaysia: A Cross-Sectional Study
Author(s) -
Adeel Aslam,
Che Suraya Zin,
Norny Syafinaz Ab Rahman,
Márió Gajdács,
Syed Imran Ahmed,
Shazia Qasim Jamshed
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
drug, healthcare and patient safety
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.53
H-Index - 24
ISSN - 1179-1365
DOI - 10.2147/dhps.s331427
Subject(s) - medicine , cross sectional study , cloxacillin , logistic regression , amoxicillin , population , self medication , antibiotics , pharmacy , demography , environmental health , family medicine , ampicillin , pathology , sociology , microbiology and biotechnology , biology
Self-medication with antibiotics (SMA) is an important public health issue, which can result in the facilitated development of antibiotic resistance, and may increase the risk of inappropriate utilization of antibiotics. So, the objective of the present study was to estimate the prevalence rate of SMA and to also explore SMA practices among the lay population of Kuala Lumpur (Malaysia).