Assessing the Lebanese population for their knowledge, attitudes and practices of antibiotic usage

• Main Authors: Tarek H. Mouhieddine (Author), Zeinab Olleik (Author), Muhieddine M. Itani (Author), Soumayah Kawtharani (Author), Hussein Nassar (Author), Rached Hassoun (Author), Zeinab Houmani (Author), Zeinab El Zein (Author), Ramy Fakih (Author), Ibrahim K. Mortada (Author), Youssef Mohsen (Author), Zeina Kanafani (Author), Hani Tamim (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Elsevier, 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Summary: Antibiotic-resistant bacteria has become a global phenomenon, mainly due to the inappropriate use of antibiotics. There are no studies in Lebanon to assess the public's knowledge, attitudes and practices (KAP) of antibiotic usage. A cross-sectional study was carried out using a self-ad...