Open AccessPerception of health professionals and the general population regarding the use of antibiotics and antibiotic resistance in Puducherry, South India
Author(s) -
PriyadharsiniRaman Palanisamy,
Vimala Ananthy,
Umamaheswari Subramanian
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
journal of research in pharmacy practice
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2319-9644
pISSN - 2279-042X
DOI - 10.4103/jrpp.jrpp_8_22
Subject(s) - medicine , antibiotics , family medicine , population , health professionals , antibiotic resistance , resistance (ecology) , alternative medicine , health care , environmental health , pathology , ecology , microbiology and biotechnology , economics , biology , economic growth
The present study aims to evaluate the awareness of a sample of the general population and health-care professionals regarding the use of antibiotics and antibiotic resistance and identify the factors associated with antibiotic resistance.