Knowledge and Attitudes Towards Antibiotics Use and an Examination on Patient's Unrealistic Health Symptoms in Turkey
ELECTRONIC JOURNAL OF GENERAL MEDICINE, cilt.19, sa.2, 2022 (ESCI, Scopus)
- Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
- Cilt numarası: 19 Sayı: 2
- Basım Tarihi: 2022
- Doi Numarası: 10.29333/ejgm/11563
- Dergi Adı: ELECTRONIC JOURNAL OF GENERAL MEDICINE
- Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI), Scopus
- Anahtar Kelimeler: antibiotic misuse, attitudes, crosswise model, public health, public knowledge, RESISTANCE, INFECTIONS, PHYSICIANS, USAGE
- Açık Arşiv Koleksiyonu: AVESİS Açık Erişim Koleksiyonu
- Bursa Uludağ Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet
Özet
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.