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Public practices on antibiotic use: A cross-sectional study among Qatar University students and their family members
BACKGROUND: Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is a serious public health problem and a global concern. The inappropriate use of antibiotics has been identified by the World Health Organization as a major risk factor for AMR. METHODS: The purpose of this research study is to assess the prevalence of ina...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6879134/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31770408 http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0225499 |
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author | Aljayyousi, Ghadir Fakhri Abdel-Rahman, Manar E. El- Heneidy, Asmaa Kurdi, Rana Faisal, Eman |
author_facet | Aljayyousi, Ghadir Fakhri Abdel-Rahman, Manar E. El- Heneidy, Asmaa Kurdi, Rana Faisal, Eman |
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description | BACKGROUND: Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is a serious public health problem and a global concern. The inappropriate use of antibiotics has been identified by the World Health Organization as a major risk factor for AMR. METHODS: The purpose of this research study is to assess the prevalence of inappropriate antibiotic use among Qatar University students and their family members, detect sociodemographic factors associated with inappropriate use, evaluate the knowledge and attitude towards antibiotic use, and assess respondents’ opinions on healthcare providers’ antibiotic prescription practices. Participants (N = 596) completed a self-administered questionnaire. Descriptive analysis, the Pearson chi-squared test, and multivariate logistic regression analyses were performed. RESULTS: The major inappropriate antibiotic use practices followed by the respondents were using antibiotics without prescription (82%), not completing the antibiotic course (45%), and obtaining antibiotics from the pharmacy without prescription (23%). The chi-square test results showed that age (p = 0.031) and nationality (p = 0.041) were associated with using antibiotics without prescription. In addition, respondents less than 21 years of age (p<0.001), who had only a secondary education (p = 0.007), and who lived in one of the large and crowded cities in Qatar (p = 0.011) had higher odds of stopping the antibiotic before completing the course. Our study also revealed that almost 60% of the respondents had inadequate knowledge and a negative attitude towards antibiotic use. Nationality and municipality were the independent factors associated with having appropriate knowledge of antibiotic use. Univariate logistic regression analyses in our study demonstrated that older (>26 years), married and university-graduated participants were more likely to have a positive attitude towards antibiotic use than others. Respondents also reported that neither doctors nor pharmacists were providing adequate patient education about appropriate antibiotic use. The Socio-Ecological Model was applied to interpret the findings and frame implications. CONCLUSION: The findings shed light on various factors shaping antibiotic use practices and provide evidence to design multilevel behavioral interventions to improve public practices of antibiotic use. |
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spelling | pubmed-68791342019-12-08 Public practices on antibiotic use: A cross-sectional study among Qatar University students and their family members Aljayyousi, Ghadir Fakhri Abdel-Rahman, Manar E. El- Heneidy, Asmaa Kurdi, Rana Faisal, Eman PLoS One Research Article BACKGROUND: Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is a serious public health problem and a global concern. The inappropriate use of antibiotics has been identified by the World Health Organization as a major risk factor for AMR. METHODS: The purpose of this research study is to assess the prevalence of inappropriate antibiotic use among Qatar University students and their family members, detect sociodemographic factors associated with inappropriate use, evaluate the knowledge and attitude towards antibiotic use, and assess respondents’ opinions on healthcare providers’ antibiotic prescription practices. Participants (N = 596) completed a self-administered questionnaire. Descriptive analysis, the Pearson chi-squared test, and multivariate logistic regression analyses were performed. RESULTS: The major inappropriate antibiotic use practices followed by the respondents were using antibiotics without prescription (82%), not completing the antibiotic course (45%), and obtaining antibiotics from the pharmacy without prescription (23%). The chi-square test results showed that age (p = 0.031) and nationality (p = 0.041) were associated with using antibiotics without prescription. In addition, respondents less than 21 years of age (p<0.001), who had only a secondary education (p = 0.007), and who lived in one of the large and crowded cities in Qatar (p = 0.011) had higher odds of stopping the antibiotic before completing the course. Our study also revealed that almost 60% of the respondents had inadequate knowledge and a negative attitude towards antibiotic use. Nationality and municipality were the independent factors associated with having appropriate knowledge of antibiotic use. Univariate logistic regression analyses in our study demonstrated that older (>26 years), married and university-graduated participants were more likely to have a positive attitude towards antibiotic use than others. Respondents also reported that neither doctors nor pharmacists were providing adequate patient education about appropriate antibiotic use. The Socio-Ecological Model was applied to interpret the findings and frame implications. CONCLUSION: The findings shed light on various factors shaping antibiotic use practices and provide evidence to design multilevel behavioral interventions to improve public practices of antibiotic use. Public Library of Science 2019-11-26 /pmc/articles/PMC6879134/ /pubmed/31770408 http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0225499 Text en © 2019 Aljayyousi et al http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) , which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited. |
spellingShingle | Research Article Aljayyousi, Ghadir Fakhri Abdel-Rahman, Manar E. El- Heneidy, Asmaa Kurdi, Rana Faisal, Eman Public practices on antibiotic use: A cross-sectional study among Qatar University students and their family members |
title | Public practices on antibiotic use: A cross-sectional study among Qatar University students and their family members |
title_full | Public practices on antibiotic use: A cross-sectional study among Qatar University students and their family members |
title_fullStr | Public practices on antibiotic use: A cross-sectional study among Qatar University students and their family members |
title_full_unstemmed | Public practices on antibiotic use: A cross-sectional study among Qatar University students and their family members |
title_short | Public practices on antibiotic use: A cross-sectional study among Qatar University students and their family members |
title_sort | public practices on antibiotic use: a cross-sectional study among qatar university students and their family members |
topic | Research Article |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6879134/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31770408 http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0225499 |
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