Self-Medication Practices with Antibiotics among Tertiary Level Students in Accra, Ghana: A Cross-Sectional Study

Eric S. Donkor, Patience B. Tetteh-Quarcoo, Patrick Nartey and Isaac O. Agyeman
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Eric S. Donkor: Department of Microbiology, University of Ghana Medical School, Accra, Ghana
Patience B. Tetteh-Quarcoo: Department of Microbiology, University of Ghana Medical School, Accra, Ghana
Patrick Nartey: Department of Science Laboratory Technology, Accra Polytechnic, P.O. Box GP 561, Accra, Ghana
Isaac O. Agyeman: Department of Science Laboratory Technology, Accra Polytechnic, P.O. Box GP 561, Accra, Ghana

IJERPH, 2012, vol. 9, issue 10, 1-11

Abstract: The study was carried out to estimate the prevalence of self-medication with antibiotics among tertiary level students in Accra (Ghana) and evaluate factors associated with the practice. This was a descriptive cross-sectional study and involved face-to-face interviews of 600 respondents selected by convenient sampling. Prevalence of self medication was 70% (95% CI: 66.3–73.7), and the practice was significantly lower among medically inclined students (OR: 0.2, 95% CI: 0.1–0.4, p

Keywords: self medication; antibiotics; Ghana (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2012
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