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Knowledge, attitude, and practice of self-medication with antibiotics among community residents in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

Alemtsehay Adam BogaleDepartment of Pharmacy Administration and Clinical Pharmacy, School of Pharmacy, Xi’an Jiaotong University, Xi’an, China;Center for Drug Safety and Policy Research, Xi’an Jiaotong University, Xi’an, ChinaView further author information
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Abebe Feyissa AmhareDepartment of Epidemiology and Health Statistics, School of Public Health, Xi’an Jiaotong University, Xi’an, Shaanxi, ChinaORCID Iconhttp://orcid.org/0000-0001-5252-3653View further author information
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Jie ChangDepartment of Pharmacy Administration and Clinical Pharmacy, School of Pharmacy, Xi’an Jiaotong University, Xi’an, China;Center for Drug Safety and Policy Research, Xi’an Jiaotong University, Xi’an, China;Shaanxi Centre for Health Reform and Development Research, Xi’an, ChinaView further author information
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Hewan Adam BogaleClinton Health Access Initiative, Boston, EthiopiaView further author information
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Sintayehu Tsegaye BetawDepartment of Epidemiology and Health Statistics, School of Public Health, Xi’an Jiaotong University, Xi’an, Shaanxi, ChinaView further author information
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Negatu Tadesse GebrehiwotDepartment of Pharmacy Administration and Clinical Pharmacy, School of Pharmacy, Xi’an Jiaotong University, Xi’an, China;Center for Drug Safety and Policy Research, Xi’an Jiaotong University, Xi’an, ChinaView further author information
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Yu FangDepartment of Pharmacy Administration and Clinical Pharmacy, School of Pharmacy, Xi’an Jiaotong University, Xi’an, China;Center for Drug Safety and Policy Research, Xi’an Jiaotong University, Xi’an, China;Shaanxi Centre for Health Reform and Development Research, Xi’an, ChinaCorrespondence[email protected]
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Pages 459-466 | Received 09 Apr 2019, Accepted 14 May 2019, Published online: 24 May 2019

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