A Study Assessing Public Knowledge, Belief and Behavior of Antibiotic Use in an Omani Population

José, Jimmy; Jimmy, Beena; AlSabahi, Al Gahliya Mohammed Saif; Sabei, Ghalya Abdullah Al

doi:10.5001/omj.2013.95

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“…In assessing respondents attitudes towards antibiotic use, 35.3% of respondents in this study agreed with the (Pavydė et al, 2015;Pereko et al, 2015). Also, in demonstrating misunderstanding among the public regarding the use of antibiotics for common infections, especially respiratory tract infections (Jose et al, 2013), which are usually selflimiting and do not require antibiotic treatment (Van der Velden et al, 2013). In the present study, it was found that 16.8% of respondents agreed to give antibiotics to their family member when they feel sick.…”

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Community knowledge and attitudes on antibiotic use in Moshi Urban, Northern Tanzania: Findings from a cross sectional study

Goodluck¹,

Emidi²,

Maseke³

et al. 2017

Afr. J. Microbiol. Res.

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There is increasing and spread of antibacterial resistance to antibiotics worldwide. The level of knowledge and attitudes of the community regarding the use of antibiotics in Tanzania is unknown. The present study identified determinants of knowledge and attitudes regarding antibiotics use in Moshi Urban district, Northern Tanzania. A cross-sectional study was conducted from April to June 2016 among community members whereby information was collected by using questionnaires on a sample of 292 randomly selected respondents. Descriptive statistics and logistic regression analysis were used in data analysis to assess factors associated with knowledge and attitude towards antibiotic use. Out of 292 respondents, 183 (62.7%) had good knowledge regarding antibiotics use while those with adequate attitude were 255 (87.3%). Respondents with no formal education, primary and secondary education had lower odds of having good knowledge regarding antibiotics use as compared to those with higher education degree (OR=0.04, 95%CI: 0.002-0.79), (OR=0.38, 95% CI: 0.14-0.97), and (OR=0.42, 95% CI: 0.16-1.06), respectively. Respondents with good knowledge regarding antibiotics use had higher odds of having adequate attitude towards antibiotic use (OR=3.16, 95% CI: 1.49-6.70). It was concluded that knowledge and attitude regarding antibiotic use is fair. Therefore, these findings are important in strategizing targeted antibiotic awareness campaigns among population.

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Community knowledge and attitudes on antibiotic use in Moshi Urban, Northern Tanzania: Findings from a cross sectional study

Goodluck¹,

Emidi²,

Maseke³

et al. 2017

Afr. J. Microbiol. Res.

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“…Antimicrobial resistance is one of the world's most persistent public health challenges. Inappropriate and prevalent use of antibiotics could lead to occurrence of antibiotic resistance and treatment failure [2].…”

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Prevalence and Predictors of Self-Medication with Antibiotics for Children in Makkah, Saudi Arabia

Alfalogy¹

2017

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Self-medication with antibiotics is becoming a very common practice, and it is being practiced globally carrying a significant economic burden and health hazards. This study assesses prevalence and predictors of self-medication with antibiotic for children. A cross-sectional study was carried out on 252 mothers selected randomly from primary health care Centers in Makkah, during the period Jan -July 2016. Mothers were interviewed about giving their children antibiotic without prescription using a semi structured questionnaire. Data was analyzed using IBM advanced SPSS statistical package version 23. Logistic regression analysis was done to determine which of the factors are independently associated with self-medication with antibiotic for children. As a result, in total, 252 respondent mothers were interviewed with mean age 36.7±18.4. The prevalence of self-medication with antibiotic for children was 39.3% despite that the majority 82.9% has satisfactory knowledge about proper antibiotic use. Amoxicillin clavulenic is the most self-prescribed antibiotic representing 53.3% followed by amoxicillin 25.6%. The predictors for self-medication were educational level, income, residence and knowledge about antibiotics use. It was concluded that, Self-medication with antibiotics for children is a common practice. Policies and considerable efforts are needed to challenge the self-medication with antibiotics especially increasing the awareness among mothers about the self-medication with antibiotics risks and hazards.

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“…Many studies have reported that antibiotic regime non-adherence and in-appropriate antibiotic use are strongly associated with public awareness and knowledge of antibiotics [2][3][4][5]. Factors associated with public knowledge of antibiotics have been reported to be demographic characteristics, including gender [2,4,[6][7][8], age [6,[8][9][10][11][12], race [7,9], education level [3,4,[6][7][8][9][10][12][13][14][15], family income [4,8,14], place of residence [13,14], as well as other factors, such as lack of advice regarding rational antibiotic use, given by a physician [16]. Also, unregulated drug availability, inadequate antimicrobial drug quality assurance, inadequate surveillance and widespread attitude to antimicrobial misuse, include self-medication [17].…”

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Awareness and Knowledge about Antibiotic Use and Resistance among Students of Northern Border University Saudi Arabia

Soomro¹,

Alshammari²,

Alabbas³

2017

J Trop Dis

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A Study Assessing Public Knowledge, Belief and Behavior of Antibiotic Use in an Omani Population

Cited by 53 publications

References 22 publications

Community knowledge and attitudes on antibiotic use in Moshi Urban, Northern Tanzania: Findings from a cross sectional study

Community knowledge and attitudes on antibiotic use in Moshi Urban, Northern Tanzania: Findings from a cross sectional study

Prevalence and Predictors of Self-Medication with Antibiotics for Children in Makkah, Saudi Arabia

Awareness and Knowledge about Antibiotic Use and Resistance among Students of Northern Border University Saudi Arabia

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