Antibiotic knowledge and self-care for acute respiratory tract infections in Mexico Conocimiento y automedicación de antibióticos para infecciones respiratorias en México

Antibiotic knowledge and self-care for acute respiratory tract infections in Mexico Conocimiento y automedicación de antibióticos para infecciones respiratorias en México

OBJECTIVE: To examine knowledge of and self-treatment with antibiotics among medically-insured adults in Mexico. MATERIALS AND METHODS: We conducted a cross-sectional, interviewer-administered survey among 101 adult patients seeking care for acute respiratory tract infections in a family medicine cl...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Ralph Gonzales, Alma Ethelia López-Caudana, Tulia González-Flores, Janaki Jayanthan, Kitty K. Corbett, Hortensia Reyes-Morales
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Instituto Nacional de Salud Pública 2012-04-01
Series:Salud Pública de México
Subjects:
antibióticos
infecciones respiratorias
autocuidado
México
Antibiotics
respiratory tract infections
self-care
Mexico
Online Access:http://www.scielo.org.mx/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0036-36342012000200011

Internet

http://www.scielo.org.mx/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0036-36342012000200011

Similar Items