Knowledge of antibiotic resistance and antibiotic prescription practices among prescribers in the Brong Ahafo Region of Ghana; a cross-sectional study

• Main Authors: Kwaku Poku Asante (Author), Ellen Abrafi Boamah (Author), Martha Ali Abdulai (Author), Kwame Ohene Buabeng (Author), Emmanuel Mahama (Author), Francis Dzabeng (Author), Edith Gavor (Author), Edith Andrews Annan (Author), Seth Owusu-Agyei (Author), Martha Gyansa-Lutterodt (Author), On behalf of the Ghana Antimicrobial Resistance Working Group (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2017-06-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Antibiotic resistance (ABR) has become a major public health challenge in most parts of the world including Ghana and is a major threat to gain in bacterial disease control. The role of prescribers in the control of antibiotics is identified as crucial in developing interventions...