Survey of non-prescribed use of antibiotics for children in an urban community in Mongolia

• Main Authors: Ganchimeg Togoobaatar (Author), Nayu Ikeda (Author), Moazzam Ali (Author), Munkhbayarlakh Sonomjamts (Author), Sarangerel Dashdemberel (Author), Rintaro Mori (Author), Kenji Shibuya (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: The World Health Organization, 2010-12-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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OBJECTIVE: To estimate the prevalence and identify the determinants of non-prescription use of antibiotics for children in Mongolia. METHODS: A community-based cross-sectional survey was undertaken in 10 subdistricts in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia's capital. We used a structured questionnaire to coll...