Knowledge and Attitudes Towards Antibiotics Use and an Examination on Patient's Unrealistic Health Symptoms in Turkey
ELECTRONIC JOURNAL OF GENERAL MEDICINE, vol.19, no.2, 2022 (ESCI, Scopus)
- Publication Type: Article / Article
- Volume: 19 Issue: 2
- Publication Date: 2022
- Doi Number: 10.29333/ejgm/11563
- Journal Name: ELECTRONIC JOURNAL OF GENERAL MEDICINE
- Journal Indexes: Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI), Scopus
- Keywords: antibiotic misuse, attitudes, crosswise model, public health, public knowledge, RESISTANCE, INFECTIONS, PHYSICIANS, USAGE
- Open Archive Collection: AVESIS Open Access Collection
- Bursa Uludag University Affiliated: Yes
Abstract
Background: This study aimed to assess the attitudes and knowledge of adult individuals about antibiotics. Since in Turkey, antibiotics are not sold without a prescription, it was also investigated whether Turkish people compelled physicians to prescribe antibiotics by showing unrealistic symptoms.