Antibiotic self-medication and home storage among university students in Vietnam: a cross-sectional study
The prevalence of antibiotic self-medication and home storage among students was relatively low but still raises public health concerns. Some interventions, such as integrating targeted health education programmes into university curricula, orientation sessions, extracurricular activities and campus campaigns, may help effectively promote rational antibiotic use.
Authors
- Giang Ba Le
- Dai Xuan Dinh (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6387-2496)
- Dung Anh Doan
- Thuy Thi Xuan Nguyen
- Viet Xuan Nguyen
Institutions
- Pham Ngoc Thach University of Medicine (VN)
- University of Science and Technology - The University of Da Nang (VN)
- Phenikaa University (VN)
- Hanoi University of Pharmacy (VN)
- Hanoi University (VN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMJ Open
- Published
- 2025-10-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2025-107987
- Primary Topic
- Antibiotic Use and Resistance
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00