Baseline assessment of knowledge, attitude, practice, and adherence toward antimicrobials among women living in two urban municipalities in Lalitpur district, Nepal
At baseline the two study sites were broadly comparable in terms of participants' demographic characteristics. There was higher knowledge and lower adherence in Mahalaxmi municipality. An educational intervention to improve KAP and adherence is required and will be conducted.
Authors
- Nisha Jha (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1089-6042)
- Sajala Kafle (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0991-5405)
- P Ravi Shankar (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6105-5636)
- Shital Bhandary (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7483-3043)
- Aakriti Pandey
- Prakriti Koirala (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2443-4570)
- Mili Joshi
Institutions
- Patan Academy of Health Sciences (NP)
- KIST Medical College (NP)
- IMU University (MY)
Publication Details
- Journal
- PLoS ONE
- Published
- 2025-01-09
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0317092
- Primary Topic
- Antibiotic Use and Resistance
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- University Grants Commission
- University Grants Commission- Nepal