Antibiotic prescription behaviours in lao People’s Democratic Republic: A knowledge, attitude and practice survey;Comportement en matière de prescription des antibiotiques en République démocratique populaire lao: Une étude sur la connaissance, l’attitude et la pratique;Conductas en la prescripción de antibióticos en la República Democrática Popular Lao: Una encuesta sobre conocimientos, actitudes y prácticas

Bulletin of the World Health Organization

Volumn 93, Issue 4, 2015, Pages 219-227

  Quet, Fabrice ^a   Vlieghe, Erika ^b   Leyer, Caroline ^c   Buisson, Yves ^d   Newton, Paul N ^e   Naphayvong, Philaysak ^d   Keoluangkhot, Valy ^d   Chomarat, Monique ^f   Longuet, Christophe ^c   Steenkeste, Nicolas ^c   Jacobs, Jan ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIMOGES   (France)

^b INSTITUTE OF TROPICAL MEDICINE   (Belgium)

^c Fondation Mérieux Applied Research   (France)

^d Institut de la Francophonie pour la Médecine Tropicale IFMT   (Democratic Republic Congo)

^e Wellcome Trust Mahosot Hospital Oxford University Tropical Medicine Research Collaboration   (Democratic Republic Congo)

^f Laboratoire de Microbiologie Groupement Hospitalier Est   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CEPHALOSPORIN; ERYTHROMYCIN; METICILLIN; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ATTITUDINAL SURVEY; DRUG PRESCRIBING; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH POLICY; HEALTH WORKER; KNOWLEDGE; PUBLIC ATTITUDE; QUESTIONNAIRE SURVEY;

ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; DIARRHEA; DRUG INFORMATION; EDUCATION PROGRAM; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HEALTH SURVEY; HOSPITAL ACQUIRED PNEUMONIA; HUMAN; KNOWLEDGE; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MELIOIDOSIS; PERCEPTION; PRESCRIPTION; QUESTIONNAIRE; SALMONELLA ENTERICA SUBSP. ENTERICA SEROVAR TYPHI; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; TRAINING; TYPHOID FEVER; UPPER RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; DRUG UTILIZATION; LAOS; PHYSICIAN; PSYCHOLOGY; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA;

LAOS;

METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; SALMONELLA TYPHI;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; DRUG PRESCRIPTIONS; DRUG RESISTANCE, MICROBIAL; DRUG UTILIZATION; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; LAOS; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS; PHYSICIANS; PRACTICE PATTERNS, PHYSICIANS';

EID: 84926025721     PISSN: 00429686     EISSN: 15640604     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2471/BLT.14.142844     Document Type: Article

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