Timothy Landers|Yu?hui Ferng|Jennifer McLoughlin|A. H. Barrett|Elaine Larson
ORIGINAL RESEARCH: Antibiotic identification, use, and self?medication for respiratory illnesses among urban Latinos
Columbia University|Columbia University|Columbia University|Columbia University|Columbia University
abstract purpose purpose study describe extent antibiotic nonantibiotic medications commonly used upper respiratory infections uris correctly identified sample urban dwelling latinas association medication identification antibiotic use selfmedication data sources one hundred women completed interview asked identify whether list 39 medications 17 antibiotics 22 nonantibiotics antibiotics whether anyone household used medication ages source medication results overall participants correctly identified 62 nonantibiotics 34 antibiotics seventy three 73 women study reported antibiotic use least one member household past year among users selfmedication reported 672 antibiotics adults 24 children difference antibiotic recognition selfmedicated antibiotic selfmedication associated significantly lower recognition nonantibiotics p 01 implications practice measures improve antibiotic utilization address selfmedication consider cultural social context antibiotic use occurs