Open AccessSelf-medication with antibiotics in a primary care setting in King Khalid University Hospital, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Author(s) -
Mohammed A. Alqahtani,
Hussein S Amin,
Abdullah Ali Alqahtani,
Abdullah M Al-Shahrani,
Hani A Alghamdi,
Musa S Althwayee,
Ahmed Alzahrani
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
journal of family and community medicine/maǧalaẗ ṭib al-usraẗ wa al-muǧtamaʼ
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2229-340X
pISSN - 1319-1683
DOI - 10.4103/jfcm.jfcm_124_17
Subject(s) - medicine , medical prescription , antibiotics , pharmacy , family medicine , respiratory tract infections , logistic regression , self medication , pediatrics , emergency medicine , nursing , respiratory system , microbiology and biotechnology , biology
The objectives of this study are to estimate the prevalence of self-medication with antibiotics in King Khalid University Hospital population and evaluate the factors affecting this behavior.