Social determinants of self-medication with leftover antibiotics in Lebanese households: A cross-sectional study
These findings show the critical role of socio-economic instability, healthcare access challenges, and experiential factors as key SDOH driving LA practices. The study highlights the urgent need for multi-sectoral interventions addressing economic hardship, improving healthcare access, and enhancing public awareness to mitigate LA misuse and its contribution to antimicrobial resistance in Lebanon.
Authors
- Joumana Yérétzian (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5805-4915)
- Katia Iskandar (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5544-6681)
- Pascale Salameh (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4780-0772)
- Julia Bou Dib (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0001-4343-287X)
- Reem Awad
- Michelle Cherfane (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6438-0159)
- Reham Kotb (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1783-4370)
- Amal Al‐Hajje (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7810-3390)
- Reve Khaddaj
- Diana Nakhoul
Institutions
- Abu Dhabi University (AE)
- Lebanese University (LB)
- University of Nicosia (CY)
- Saint Joseph University (LB)
- Lebanese American University (LB)
- Lebanese International University (LB)
Publication Details
- Journal
- PLoS ONE
- Published
- 2025-09-25
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0333377
- Primary Topic
- Antibiotic Use and Resistance
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00