Public knowledge, attitude and practice towards antibiotics use and antimicrobial resistance in Saudi Arabia: A web-based cross-sectional survey.
| Autor: | Alnasser AHA; Department of Laboratory, Dhahran Eye Specialist Hospital, Ministry of Health, Dhahran. alialnassser@gmail.com., Al-Tawfiq JA; Infectious Disease Unit, Specialty Internal Medicine, Johns Hopkins Aramco Healthcare, Dhahran. jaltawfi@yahoo.com., Ahmed HAA; 5Department of Internal Medicine, Military Hospital, Khartoum. Hana92ahmed@gmail.com., Alqithami SMH; Pharmacology and Toxicology Department, College of Pharmacy, Taif University. saroooonah99@gmail.com., Alhaddad ZMA; Primary Health Centers, First Health Cluster in Eastern Province, Ministry of Health. z.m.h8782@gmail.com., Rabiah ASM; Department of Medicine, Arabian Gulf University, Manama. Ahoudr2@gmail.com., Albrahim MAA; Department of Dentistry, Dammam Medical Complex, Ministry of Health, Dammam. Maryam.a.albrahim@gmail.com., Al Kalif MSH; Department of Public Health, College of Public Health, Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University, Dammam. mohmed1426@gmail.com., Barry M; Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Internal Medicine, College of Medicine, King Saud University and King Saud University Medical City, Riyadh. docmazin@gmail.com., Temsah MH; Pediatric Department, College of Medicine, King Saud University, Riyadh. Temsah1@yahoo.com., Al-Kalaif ZSH; Department of Ophthalmology, Dammam Medical Complex, Dammam. zahrash226@gmail.com., Shahadah RFB; College of Dentistry, Taibah University, Madinah. rabeafs20@gmail.com., Alharbi KKS; College of Applied Medical Science, Umm Al-Qura University, Makkah. khuludk.alharbi@gmail.com., Alnasser AAH; Al-Awjam First Secondary School for Girls, Al-Qatif Girls Education Office, General Administration of Education in the Eastern Region, Ministry of Education, Qatif. aqeelah.alnasser@gmail.com. |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Zdroj: | Journal of public health research [J Public Health Res] 2021 Jul 23; Vol. 10 (4). Date of Electronic Publication: 2021 Jul 23. |
| DOI: | 10.4081/jphr.2021.2276 |
| Abstrakt: | Background: Antimicrobial resistance is a global issue that causes significant morbidity and mortality. Therefore, this study aims to assess knowledge, attitudes, and practices (KAP) of the general Saudi populations toward antibiotics use. Design and Methods: A cross-sectional, anonymous online survey was conducted from January 1 to May 11, 2020, across five major regions of Saudi Arabia. Participants (aged ≥18 years) were invited through social media to complete an online self-structured questionnaire. All data were analyzed by Statistical Package (SPSS v.25). Descriptive statistics, Pearson's Chi-squared, t-tests, one-way analysis of variance (ANOVA), and Pearson correlation analyses were conducted. Results: Out of 443 participants, the majority (n=309, 69.8%) were females, 294 (64.4%) were married, 176 (39.7%) were 25-34 years of age, 338 (76.3%) were living in the Eastern Province, 313 (70.7%) had college or higher education, 139 (31.4%) were not working, and 163 (36.8%) had a monthly income of USD 800-1330. Overall, most participants demonstrated good knowledge and practice (88% and 85.6%, respectively). However, 76.8%had inadequate attitude score levels towards antibiotics use. Of all the respondents, 74.9% knew that not completing a full course of antibiotics may cause antibiotics resistance, 91.33% did not agree that antibiotics should be accessed without a prescription, and 94.04% will not hand over leftover antibiotics to family members. Factors associated with adequate knowledge were female, medical jobs, and higher income (p<0.05). Conclusions: Our findings revealed that while most participants were aware of antibiotics use and demonstrated good knowledge, good practices, they had negative attitudes towards antibiotics use. |
| Databáze: | MEDLINE |
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