Relationship Between Upper Respiratory Tract Symptoms And Treatment-Seeking Behaviour In Healthy Attendants Of Patients Presenting To Opd Clinics Of Bbs Teaching Hospital Abbottabad.

Background: Indiscriminate use of antibiotics is a well-known reason for increasing antimicrobial resistance. Upper respiratory tract infection presents with similar symptoms and signs irrespective of its bacterial or viral causes and is either ignored or managed aggressively by the primary care physicians. The objective was to determine the relationship between upper respiratory tract infections and treatment-seeking behaviour in healthy individuals attending the OPD clinics of BBS Teaching Hospital with their sick family members.