Antibiotics are medications that can kill or hinder the growth of bacteria which cause infections in people and animals. Antibiotics are not used to treat viruses. In 2022, 17 percent of people in the EU answered incorrectly when asked if using antibiotics often has side-effects such as diarrhea. This statistic displays if people answered correctly when asked if they thought that using antibiotics often causes side-effects in EU27.
Percentage of people that answered correctly when asked if the use of antibiotics often causes side-effects such as diarrhea in EU27, as of March 2022
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European Commission. (November 17, 2022). Percentage of people that answered correctly when asked if the use of antibiotics often causes side-effects such as diarrhea in EU27, as of March 2022 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved January 02, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1417386/share-of-people-knowing-that-antibiotic-use-has-side-effects-eu/
European Commission. "Percentage of people that answered correctly when asked if the use of antibiotics often causes side-effects such as diarrhea in EU27, as of March 2022." Chart. November 17, 2022. Statista. Accessed January 02, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1417386/share-of-people-knowing-that-antibiotic-use-has-side-effects-eu/
European Commission. (2022). Percentage of people that answered correctly when asked if the use of antibiotics often causes side-effects such as diarrhea in EU27, as of March 2022. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: January 02, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1417386/share-of-people-knowing-that-antibiotic-use-has-side-effects-eu/
European Commission. "Percentage of People That Answered Correctly When Asked If The Use of Antibiotics Often Causes Side-effects Such as Diarrhea in Eu27, as of March 2022." Statista, Statista Inc., 17 Nov 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1417386/share-of-people-knowing-that-antibiotic-use-has-side-effects-eu/
European Commission, Percentage of people that answered correctly when asked if the use of antibiotics often causes side-effects such as diarrhea in EU27, as of March 2022 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1417386/share-of-people-knowing-that-antibiotic-use-has-side-effects-eu/ (last visited January 02, 2025)
Percentage of people that answered correctly when asked if the use of antibiotics often causes side-effects such as diarrhea in EU27, as of March 2022 [Graph], European Commission, November 17, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1417386/share-of-people-knowing-that-antibiotic-use-has-side-effects-eu/
