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Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2012, 9, 3519-3529; doi:10.3390/ijerph9103519 OPEN ACCESS International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health ISSN 1660-4601 /journal/ijerph Article Self-Medication Practices with Antibiotics among Tertiary Level Students in Accra, Ghana: A Cross-Sectional Study Eric S. Donkor 1,*, Patience B. Tetteh-Quarcoo 1, Patrick Nartey 2 and Isaac O. Agyeman 2 1 Department of Microbiology, University of Ghana Medical School, Accra, Ghana; E-Mail: patborket2002@ 2 Department of Science Laboratory Technology, Accra Polytechnic, P.O. Box GP 561, Accra, Ghana; E-Mails: determino@ (P.N.); gyenike@ (I.S.A.) * Author to whom correspondence should be addressed; E-Mails: eric.sampane-donkor@lshtm.ac.uk or ericsdon@; Tel.: +233-277532027. Received: 26 March 2012; in revised form: 10 July 2012 / Accepted: 27 July 2012 / Published: 5 October 2012 Abstract: The study was carried out to estimate the prevalence of self-medication with antibiotics among tertiary level students in Accra (Ghana) and evaluate factors associated with the practice. This was a descriptive cross-sectional study and involved face-to-face interviews of 600 respondents selected by convenient sampling. Prevalence of self medication was 70% (95% CI: 66.3–73.7), and the practice was significan