Antibiotics For The Treatment Of Upper Respiratory Tract Infections: Assessment Of Public Knowledge And Self-Medication

Karolina Dubickaitė, Ieva Merkytė, Eglė Pavydė, Audrius Sveikata Abstract Irrational use of antibiotics for upper respiratory tract infections and self-medication are serious public health problems. Previous studies performed in Lithuania in order to evaluate public knowledge of antibiotics are rare. The aim of this study was to assess antibiotic usage patterns, public knowledge, behaviour and…