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. Between 2021 and 2022, 23 percent of Italians answered incorrectly when asked if using antibiotics was often causing side-effects such as diarrhea. This statistic displays if Italians answered correctly when asked if they thought that using antibiotics often caused side-effects.
Percentage of Italians that answered correctly when asked if the use of antibiotics often causes side-effects such as diarrhea, as of March 2022
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European Commission. (November 17, 2022). Percentage of Italians that answered correctly when asked if the use of antibiotics often causes side-effects such as diarrhea, as of March 2022 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 19, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/523782/share-of-italians-knowing-that-antibiotics-use-has-side-effects/
European Commission. "Percentage of Italians that answered correctly when asked if the use of antibiotics often causes side-effects such as diarrhea, as of March 2022." Chart. November 17, 2022. Statista. Accessed December 19, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/523782/share-of-italians-knowing-that-antibiotics-use-has-side-effects/
European Commission. (2022). Percentage of Italians that answered correctly when asked if the use of antibiotics often causes side-effects such as diarrhea, as of March 2022. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 19, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/523782/share-of-italians-knowing-that-antibiotics-use-has-side-effects/
European Commission. "Percentage of Italians That Answered Correctly When Asked If The Use of Antibiotics Often Causes Side-effects Such as Diarrhea, as of March 2022." Statista, Statista Inc., 17 Nov 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/523782/share-of-italians-knowing-that-antibiotics-use-has-side-effects/
European Commission, Percentage of Italians that answered correctly when asked if the use of antibiotics often causes side-effects such as diarrhea, as of March 2022 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/523782/share-of-italians-knowing-that-antibiotics-use-has-side-effects/ (last visited December 19, 2024)
Percentage of Italians that answered correctly when asked if the use of antibiotics often causes side-effects such as diarrhea, as of March 2022 [Graph], European Commission, November 17, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/523782/share-of-italians-knowing-that-antibiotics-use-has-side-effects/
