Antibiotic overuse for acute respiratory tract infections in Sri Lanka: a qualitative study of outpatients and their physicians

• Main Authors: Tillekeratne, L.G, Bodinayake, C.K, Dabrera, T, Nagahawatte, A, Arachchi, W.K, Sooriyaarachchi, A, Stewart, K, Watt, M, Østbye, T, Woods, C.W
• Other Authors: DUKE-NUS MEDICAL SCHOOL
• Format: Article
• Published: 2020
• Subjects: antiinfective agent; acute disease; adolescent; adult; aged; attitude to health; child; female; health personnel attitude; human; inappropriate prescribing; infant; male; middle aged; outpatient; outpatient department; patient satisfaction; physician; preschool child; public hospital; qualitative research; Respiratory Tract Infections; Sri Lanka; tertiary care center; very elderly; young adult; Acute Disease; Adolescent; Adult; Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Anti-Bacterial Agents; Attitude of Health Personnel; Child; Child, Preschool; Female; Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; Hospitals, Public; Humans; Inappropriate Prescribing; Infant; Male; Middle Aged; Outpatient Clinics, Hospital; Outpatients; Patient Satisfaction; Physicians; Qualitative Research; Tertiary Care Centers; Young Adult
• Online Access: https://scholarbank.nus.edu.sg/handle/10635/181294

10.1186/s12875-017-0619-z