A cross-sectional study of antimicrobial use among self-medicating COVID-19 cases in Nyeri County, Kenya

ConclusionBeing older, developing COVID-19 symptoms, and appreciating self-medication awareness have influential effects on the use of antimicrobials. Public health interventions should be timely during infectious disease outbreaks to prevent undesirable health-seeking behavior such as irrational antimicrobial use. AMR policies should enhance awareness of the risks of self-medication and address barriers that deter people from  timely access of health services during disease outbreaks. Further research should be conducted on the self-medication and AMR nexus, especially during health emergencies.
Source: Antimicrobial Resistance and Infection Control - Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: research