Public knowledge, beliefs and behavior on antibiotic use and self-medication in Lithuania

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health

Volumn 12, Issue 6, 2015, Pages 7002-7016

  Pavydė, Eglė ^a   Veikutis, Vincentas ^a   Mačiulienė, Asta ^a   Mačiulis, Vytautas ^a   Petrikonis, Kęstutis ^a   Stankevičius, Edgaras ^a  

^a LITHUANIAN UNIVERSITY OF HEALTH SCIENCES   (Lithuania)

Author keywords

Antibiotic resistance; Antibiotics; Knowledge; Lithuania; Parent behavior; Rational antibiotic use; Risk factors; Self medication

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ANTIBIOTICS; KNOWLEDGE; RISK FACTOR; SURVEY METHOD;

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BACTERIAL INFECTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DRUG INFORMATION; DRUG USE; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HEALTH BELIEF; HUMAN; LITHUANIA; MALE; PARENTHOOD; PHARMACIST; PHYSICIAN; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; QUESTIONNAIRE; RURAL AREA; SELF MEDICATION; SEX DIFFERENCE; VIRUS INFECTION; ADOLESCENT; CHILD; MIDDLE AGED; PARENT; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; YOUNG ADULT;

LITHUANIA;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; CHILD; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; LITHUANIA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PARENTS; PHARMACISTS; PHYSICIANS; SELF MEDICATION; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84935036497     PISSN: 16617827     EISSN: 16604601     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/ijerph120607002     Document Type: Article

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