Community knowledge and practices regarding antibiotic use in rural Mozambique: where is the starting point for prevention of antibiotic resistance?

• Main Authors: Olga Cambaco (Author), Yara Alonso Menendez (Author), John Kinsman (Author), Betuel Sigaúque (Author), Heiman Wertheim (Author), Nga Do (Author), Margaret Gyapong (Author), Johannes John-Langba (Author), Esperança Sevene (Author), Khátia Munguambe (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2020-07-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Antibiotic misuse and other types of unnecessary use of antibiotics can contribute to accelerate the process of antibiotic resistance, which is considered a global concern, mostly affecting low-and middle-income countries (LMICs). In Mozambique there is limited evidence on commun...