Community knowledge and practices regarding antibiotic use in rural Mozambique: where is the starting point for prevention of antibiotic resistance?
BMC public health (Online); 20 (1183), 2020
Background: Antibiotic misuse and other types of unnecessary use of antibiotics can contribute to accelerate the process of antibiotic resistance, which is considered a global concern, mostly affecting low-and middle-income countries (LMICs). In Mozambique there is limited evidence on community knowledge...
Amoxicillin/therapeutic use, Anti-Bacterial Agents/therapeutic use, Awareness, Drug Resistance, Microbial, Focus Groups, Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice, Medication Adherence, Mozambique, Qualitative Research, Rural Population, Self Medication, Drug Resistance, Bacterial, Treatment Failure, Health Strategies