This statistic displays the response of individuals when asked 'when do you think you should stop taking antibiotics once you have begun a course of treatment' in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2018. Antibiotics are medications that can kill or hinder the growth of bacteria which cause infections in people and animals. In 2018, 84 percent of respondents in the United Kingdom believed that you should take all of the antibiotics as directed, this was above the European Union average at 84 percent, while 9 percent of respondents in the United Kingdom believed that should stop taking the antibiotics when you feel better.
When do you think you should stop taking antibiotics once you have begun a course of treatment?
Characteristic
When you have taken all of the antibiotics as directed
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European Commission. (November 15, 2018). When do you think you should stop taking antibiotics once you have begun a course of treatment? [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved August 25, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/629050/duration-of-course-of-antibiotics-united-kingdom-uk/
European Commission. "When do you think you should stop taking antibiotics once you have begun a course of treatment?." Chart. November 15, 2018. Statista. Accessed August 25, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/629050/duration-of-course-of-antibiotics-united-kingdom-uk/
European Commission. (2018). When do you think you should stop taking antibiotics once you have begun a course of treatment?. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: August 25, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/629050/duration-of-course-of-antibiotics-united-kingdom-uk/
European Commission. "When Do You Think You Should Stop Taking Antibiotics Once You Have Begun a Course of Treatment?." Statista, Statista Inc., 15 Nov 2018, https://www.statista.com/statistics/629050/duration-of-course-of-antibiotics-united-kingdom-uk/
European Commission, When do you think you should stop taking antibiotics once you have begun a course of treatment? Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/629050/duration-of-course-of-antibiotics-united-kingdom-uk/ (last visited August 25, 2024)
When do you think you should stop taking antibiotics once you have begun a course of treatment? [Graph], European Commission, November 15, 2018. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/629050/duration-of-course-of-antibiotics-united-kingdom-uk/