Antibiotic knowledge and self-care for acute respiratory tract infections in Mexico.
| Autor: | Gonzales R; University of California, San Francisco, California 94118, EUA. ralphg@medicine.ucsf.edu, López-Caudana AE, González-Flores T, Jayanthan J, Corbett KK, Reyes-Morales H |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Zdroj: | Salud publica de Mexico [Salud Publica Mex] 2012 Mar-Apr; Vol. 54 (2), pp. 152-7. |
| DOI: | 10.1590/s0036-36342012000200011 |
| Abstrakt: | Objective: To examine knowledge of and self-treatment with antibiotics among medically-insured adults in Mexico. Materials and Methods: We conducted a cross-sectional, interviewer-administered survey among 101 adult patients seeking care for acute respiratory tract infections in a family medicine clinic in Mexico. Knowledge scores were calculated as a composite of correct, incorrect and don't know responses. Factors associated with antibiotic knowledge and antibiotic self-treatment were explored with bivariate analyses. Results: 47% of participants were taking antibiotics prior to the visit, 20% were self-treating. Antibiotic knowledge was highly variable. Many participants believed common non-antibiotic treatments for colds and coughs were antibiotics, such as ambroxol (45%), Desenfriol (45%) and paracetamol (44%). Older participants (>40 years) had better knowledge scores. Discussion: Self-treatment with and misperceptions about antibiotics are common among medically insured adults seeking medical attention in Mexico. |
| Databáze: | MEDLINE |
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