Antibiotic knowledge and self-medication practices in a developing country: A cross-sectional study

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作者
Jamhour, Antoun [1 ,2 ]
El-Kheir, Ammar [1 ,3 ]
Salameh, Pascale [4 ]
Hanna, Pierre Abi [1 ]
Mansour, Hanine [4 ]
机构
[1] Lebanese Univ, Fac Med Sci, Beirut, Lebanon
[2] Ctr Hosp Rambouillet, Rambouillet, France
[3] ULB, Hop Univ Enfants Reine Fabiola, Brussels, Belgium
[4] Lebanese Amer Univ, Sch Pharm, Dept Pharm Practice, POB 36, Byblos, Lebanon
关键词
Antibiotic knowledge; Antibiotics; Education; Self-medication; POPULATION; COMMUNITY; ATTITUDES;
D O I
10.1016/j.ajic.2016.11.026
中图分类号
R1 [预防医学、卫生学];
学科分类号
1004 ; 120402 ;
摘要
Background: Self-medication is identified by the World Health Organization as a major factor leading to antibiotics overuse, misuse and resistance. This study's objectives were to evaluate the knowledge and self-medication with antibiotics in a sample of the population of Lebanon. Methods: This study surveyed a sample of adults (over 18 years of age) residing in 2 major cities in Lebanon about their knowledge and self-medication with antibiotics. Health care professionals were excluded from the study. Results: Four hundred questionnaires were completed. Of the responders, 72% were between 18 and 45 years of age with an overall 86% having completed at least high school. For their knowledge about antibiotics, 61% thought that antibiotics should be taken for common cold and 83% knew that misuse of antibiotics could result in microbial resistance. Self-medication significantly correlated with a lower educational level (P =.036). Those with lower knowledge about antibiotics stopped antibiotics at the inappropriate time (P =.002). Socioeconomic status, gender and age did not correlate with self-medication. Conclusion: Self- medication was associated with a person's educational level and knowledge of antibiotics. Awareness campaigns and enforcing medication dispensing laws are needed in to avoid self-medication with antibiotics. (C) 2017 Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology, Inc. Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
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