ArticleDiseases (Basel, Switzerland)2018
Self-Medication with Antibiotics, Attitude and Knowledge of Antibiotic Resistance among Community Residents and Undergraduate Students in Northwest Nigeria.
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22 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.
- The global prevalence of antibiotic self-medication among the adult population: systematic review and meta-analysis.Systematic reviews · 2025Pooled it
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- Association of Knowledge and Attitude Toward Antibiotic Use and Resistance With Self-Medication Practice of Antibiotics Among Bangladeshi Private University Teachers: A Cross-Sectional Study.Health science reports · 2025Article
- Factors associated with health seeking behaviours and practice of antibiotics self-medication among adults in Abakaliki Metropolis, Ebonyi State, Nigeria.Scientific reports · 2025Article
- Antibiotic self-medication in Otuke District, Northern Uganda: Prevalence and associated factors.PloS one · 2025Article
- The impact of the exodus of big pharmaceutical companies from Nigeria on antimicrobial resistance in the West African subregion.BMC global and public health · 2024Article
- Public Patterns and Determinants of Antibiotic Self-Medication and Antibiotic Knowledge in Southern Jordan.Antibiotics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Article
- Education and Awareness on Antimicrobial Resistance in the WHO African Region: A Systematic Review.Antibiotics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Review
- Assessment of public knowledge and attitude toward antibiotics use and resistance: a community pharmacy-based survey.Journal of pharmaceutical policy and practice · 2023Article
- Antibiotic Use in Pregnancy: A Global Survey on Antibiotic Prescription Practices in Antenatal Care.Antibiotics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Article
- Comparison of knowledge, attitude, practice and predictors of self-medication with antibiotics among medical and non-medical students in Tanzania.Frontiers in pharmacology · 2023Article
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- Evaluation of Self-Medication with Antibiotics in Primary Care Clinics in Palestine.Patient preference and adherence · 2022Article
- A comparative analysis of pattern and attitude towards self-medication among pharmacy and non-pharmacy students in University of Ghana.The Pan African medical journal · 2022Article
- Direct and Indirect Costs of Non-surgical Treatment for Acute Tonsillitis in Children in Southeast Nigeria.PharmacoEconomics - open · 2021Article
- Predictors of Self-medication in Iran: A Notional Survey Study.Iranian journal of pharmaceutical research : IJPR · 2021Article
- Succinate Promotes Phagocytosis of Monocytes/Macrophages in Teleost Fish.Frontiers in molecular biosciences · 2021Article
- High prevalence of multidrug-resistant Gram-negative bacterial infections in Northwest Nigeria.Germs · 2020Article
- Assessment of knowledge, attitudes, and practices about antibiotic resistance among medical students in India.Journal of family medicine and primary care · 2019Article
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Abstract
This study set out to evaluate self-medicated antibiotics and knowledge of antibiotic resistance among undergraduate students and community members in northern Nigeria. Antibiotic consumption pattern, source of prescription, illnesses commonly treated, attitude towards antibiotics, and knowledge of antibiotic resistance were explored using a structured questionnaire. Responses were analyzed and summarized using descriptive statistics. Of the 1230 respondents from undergraduate students and community members, prescription of antibiotics by a physician was 33% and 57%, respectively, amongst undergraduate students and community members. We tested the respondents’ knowledge of antibiotic resistance (ABR) and found that undergraduate students displayed less knowledge that self-medication could lead to ABR (32.6% and 42.2% respectively). Self-medication with antibiotics is highly prevalent in Northwest Nigeria, with most medicines being purchased from un-licensed stores without prescription from a physician. We also observed a significant gap in respondents’ knowledge of ABR. There is an urgent need for public health authorities in Nigeria to enforce existing laws on antibiotics sales and enlighten the people on the dangers of ABR.
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