Knowledge, awareness, and attitudes toward antibiotic use and antimicrobial resistance among Saudi population.

Autor: El Zowalaty ME; School of Health Sciences, University of KwaZulu Natal, Westville, Durban, 4000, South Africa. elzow001@gmail.com.; Faculty of Public Health and Tropical Medicine, Jazan University, Jazan, Saudi Arabia. elzow001@gmail.com., Belkina T; Department of Social and Clinical Pharmacy, Faculty of Pharmacy, Charles University, 50005, Prague, Hradec Kralove, Czech Republic. belkinat@faf.cuni.cz., Bahashwan SA; Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Faculty of Pharmacy, Taibah University, Al Madina Al Munawarah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia., El Zowalaty AE; Department of Physiology & Pharmacology, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia, 30602, USA.; Interdisciplinary Toxicology Program, University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia, 30602, USA., Tebbens JD; Department of Biophysics and Physical Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy, Charles University, 50005, Prague, Hradec Kralove, Czech Republic., Abdel-Salam HA; Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Pharmacy, Taibah University, Al Madina Al Munawarah, Saudi Arabia., Khalil AI; Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Cairo University, Giza, Egypt., Daghriry SI; Faculty of Applied Medical Sciences, Jazan University, Jazan, Saudi Arabia., Gahtani MA; Faculty of Medicine, Jazan University, Jazan, Saudi Arabia., Madkhaly FM; Faculty of Medicine, Jazan University, Jazan, Saudi Arabia., Nohi NI; Faculty of Applied Medical Sciences, Jazan University, Jazan, Saudi Arabia., Khodari RH; Faculty of Applied Medical Sciences, Jazan University, Jazan, Saudi Arabia., Sharahili RM; Faculty of Applied Medical Sciences, Jazan University, Jazan, Saudi Arabia., Dagreery KA; Faculty of Applied Medical Sciences, Jazan University, Jazan, Saudi Arabia., Khormi M; Faculty of Applied Medical Sciences, Jazan University, Jazan, Saudi Arabia., Habibah SA; Faculty of Applied Medical Sciences, Jazan University, Jazan, Saudi Arabia., Medrba BA; Faculty of Applied Medical Sciences, Jazan University, Jazan, Saudi Arabia., Gahtani AA; Faculty of Applied Medical Sciences, Jazan University, Jazan, Saudi Arabia., Hifthi RY; Faculty of Applied Medical Sciences, Jazan University, Jazan, Saudi Arabia., Zaid JM; Faculty of Applied Medical Sciences, Jazan University, Jazan, Saudi Arabia., Amshan AW; Faculty of Applied Medical Sciences, Jazan University, Jazan, Saudi Arabia., Alneami AA; Faculty of Applied Medical Sciences, Jazan University, Jazan, Saudi Arabia., Noreddin A; Faculty of Pharmacy, Chapman University, Irvine, CA, 92618, USA., Vlček J; Department of Social and Clinical Pharmacy, Faculty of Pharmacy, Charles University, 50005, Prague, Hradec Kralove, Czech Republic.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: International journal of clinical pharmacy [Int J Clin Pharm] 2016 Oct; Vol. 38 (5), pp. 1261-8. Date of Electronic Publication: 2016 Aug 29.
DOI: 10.1007/s11096-016-0362-x
Abstrakt: 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.
Databáze: MEDLINE
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