Practices of patients consuming antibiotics and knowledge about antibiotic resistance in Hail region – Saudi Arabia

AIM: Antibiotic misuse is considered one of the major causes of antimicrobial resistance. OBJECTIVE: The study aims to investigate the practices of antibiotic misuse in the region of Hail, Saudi Arabia and the extent of people awareness of antibiotic resistance. METHODS: Participants ≥18 years of ag...

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Autores principales: Benmerzouga, Imaan, Al-Zammay, Seham A, Al-Shammari, Maha M, Alsaif, Sitah A, Alhaidan, Taghreed M, Aljofan, Mohamad
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Future Science Ltd 2019
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6900975/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31827890
http://dx.doi.org/10.2144/fsoa-2019-0054
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Sumario:AIM: Antibiotic misuse is considered one of the major causes of antimicrobial resistance. OBJECTIVE: The study aims to investigate the practices of antibiotic misuse in the region of Hail, Saudi Arabia and the extent of people awareness of antibiotic resistance. METHODS: Participants ≥18 years of age of both genders were recruit by convenience sampling from different public places. RESULTS: Out of 500 participants, 26% obtained their antibiotic without a prescription, 27% took antibiotics for unknown infections and only 34% completed antibiotic course. A total of 36.2% did not know about antibiotic resistance and its rise, but the majority were willing to learn. The results warrant further study into malpractice with a wider geographic area and sample size to generalize the results for the whole country.

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