Determinants of Inappropriate Antibiotics Use in Rural Central Ghana Using a Mixed Methods Approach

Determinants of Inappropriate Antibiotics Use in Rural Central Ghana Using a Mixed Methods Approach

Background: The consequences of antibiotic resistance are projected to be most severe in low and middle income countries with high infectious disease burden. This study examined determinants of inappropriate antibiotic use at the community level in rural Ghana.Methods: An observational study involvi...

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Main Authors: Samuel Afari-Asiedu, Felix Boakye Oppong, Alma Tostmann, Martha Ali Abdulai, Ellen Boamah-Kaali, Stephaney Gyaase, Oscar Agyei, John Kinsman, Marlies Hulscher, Heiman F. L. Wertheim, Kwaku Poku Asante
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2020-03-01
Series:Frontiers in Public Health
Subjects:
antibiotics
antibiotic use
inappropriate antibiotic use
antibiotic resistance
Ghana
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fpubh.2020.00090/full

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