| Title |
Knowledge, awareness, and attitudes toward antibiotic use and antimicrobial resistance among Saudi population
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| Published in |
International Journal of Clinical Pharmacy, August 2016
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| DOI | 10.1007/s11096-016-0362-x |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Mohamed E. El Zowalaty, Tatiana Belkina, Saleh A. Bahashwan, Ahmed E. El Zowalaty, Jurjen Duintjer Tebbens, Hassan A. Abdel-Salam, Adel I. Khalil, Safaa I. Daghriry, Mona A. Gahtani, Fatimah M. Madkhaly, Nahed I. Nohi, Rafaa H. Khodari, Reem M. Sharahili, Khlood A. Dagreery, Mayisah Khormi, Sarah Abuo Habibah, Bayan A. Medrba, Amal A. Gahtani, Rasha Y. Hifthi, Jameelah M. Zaid, Arwa W. Amshan, Alqasim A. Alneami, Ayman Noreddin, Jiří Vlček |
| Abstract |
Background Inappropriate use of antibiotics is a public health problem of great concern. Objective To evaluate knowledge of antibiotics, race, gender and age as independent risk factors for self-medication. Setting Residents and population from different regions of Saudi Arabia. Methods We conducted a cross sectional survey study among residents. Data were collected between June 2014 to May, 2015 from 1310 participants and data were recorded anonymously. The questionnaire was randomly distributed by interview of participants and included sociodemographic characteristics, antibiotics knowledge, attitudes and behavior with respect to antibiotics usage. Main outcome measure Population aggregate scores on questions and data were analyzed using univariate logistic regression to evaluate the influence of variables on self-prescription of antibiotics. Results The response rate was 87.7 %. A cumulative 63.6 % of participants reported to have purchased antibiotics without a prescription from pharmacies; 71.1 % reported that they did not finish the antibiotic course as they felt better. The availability of antibiotics without prescription was found to be positively associated with self-medication (OR 0.238, 95 % CI 0.17-0.33). Of those who used prescribed or non-prescribed antibiotics, 44.7 % reported that they kept left-over antibiotics from the incomplete course of treatment for future need. Interestingly, 62 % of respondents who used drugs without prescription agreed with the statement that antibiotics should be access-controlled prescribed by a physician. We also found significant association between storage, knowledge/attitudes and education. Conclusions The overall level of awareness on antibiotics use among residents in Saudi Arabia is low. This mandates public health awareness intervention programs to be implemented on the use of antibiotics. |
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| United States | 2 | 40% |
| United Kingdom | 1 | 20% |
| Australia | 1 | 20% |
| Unknown | 1 | 20% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
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| Members of the public | 3 | 60% |
| Scientists | 2 | 40% |
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| Country | Count | As % |
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| United Kingdom | 1 | <1% |
| Unknown | 181 | 99% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
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| Student > Bachelor | 27 | 15% |
| Student > Master | 25 | 14% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 18 | 10% |
| Researcher | 14 | 8% |
| Student > Doctoral Student | 10 | 5% |
| Other | 30 | 16% |
| Unknown | 58 | 32% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
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| Medicine and Dentistry | 42 | 23% |
| Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutical Science | 22 | 12% |
| Nursing and Health Professions | 17 | 9% |
| Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 8 | 4% |
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 7 | 4% |
| Other | 23 | 13% |
| Unknown | 63 | 35% |
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