| Title |
Prior Knowledge, Older Age, and Higher Allowance Are Risk Factors for Self-Medication with Antibiotics among University Students in Southern China
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|---|---|
| Published in |
PLOS ONE, July 2012
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| DOI | 10.1371/journal.pone.0041314 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Hui Pan, Binglin Cui, Dangui Zhang, Jeremy Farrar, Frieda Law, William Ba-Thein |
| Abstract |
Self-medication with antibiotics (SMA) has been reported among university students in many countries, but little research has been done on this issue in China. The objective of this study was to evaluate knowledge and behaviors of university students and risk factors concerning SMA. |
X Demographics
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Egypt | 2 | 50% |
| United States | 1 | 25% |
| Unknown | 1 | 25% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 3 | 75% |
| Practitioners (doctors, other healthcare professionals) | 1 | 25% |
Mendeley readers
The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 280 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Colombia | 1 | <1% |
| Netherlands | 1 | <1% |
| Indonesia | 1 | <1% |
| India | 1 | <1% |
| United Kingdom | 1 | <1% |
| Sri Lanka | 1 | <1% |
| Jordan | 1 | <1% |
| Unknown | 273 | 98% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Bachelor | 47 | 17% |
| Student > Master | 40 | 14% |
| Researcher | 22 | 8% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 17 | 6% |
| Student > Postgraduate | 16 | 6% |
| Other | 53 | 19% |
| Unknown | 85 | 30% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Medicine and Dentistry | 83 | 30% |
| Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutical Science | 27 | 10% |
| Nursing and Health Professions | 19 | 7% |
| Social Sciences | 11 | 4% |
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 7 | 3% |
| Other | 31 | 11% |
| Unknown | 102 | 36% |