Treatment seeking behaviours, antibiotic use and relationships to multi-drug resistance: A study of urinary tract infection patients in Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda.

• Main Authors: Keina Sado (Author), Katherine Keenan (Author), Areti Manataki (Author), Mike Kesby (Author), Martha F Mushi (Author), Stephen E Mshana (Author), Joseph R Mwanga (Author), Stella Neema (Author), Benon Asiimwe (Author), Joel Bazira (Author), John Kiiru (Author), Dominique L Green (Author), Xuejia Ke (Author), Antonio Maldonado-Barragán (Author), Mary Abed Al Ahad (Author), Kathryn J Fredricks (Author), Stephen H Gillespie (Author), Wilber Sabiiti (Author), Blandina T Mmbaga (Author), Gibson Kibiki (Author), David Aanensen (Author), V Anne Smith (Author), Alison Sandeman (Author), Derek J Sloan (Author), Matthew T G Holden (Author), HATUA Consortium (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2024-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Antibacterial resistance (ABR) is a major public health threat. An important accelerating factor is treatment-seeking behaviour, including inappropriate antibiotic (AB) use. In many low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) this includes taking ABs with and without prescription sourced from various p...