Assessing the Syrian Population’s Knowledge, Attitudes, and Practices Regarding Antibiotic Usage

Background Antibiotic resistance is a serious public health threat that results mainly secondary to antibiotics misuse. The present study aimed to determine the knowledge, attitude, and practice toward antibiotic use among the Syrian population. Methods This cross-sectional study was cond...

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Autores principales:	Abdallah Altorkmani, Mhd Amin Alzabibi, Mosa Shibani, Hlma Ismail, Bisher Sawaf, Nizar Daher, Ahmad Al-Moujahed
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Publicado:	Thieme Medical and Scientific Publishers Pvt. Ltd. 2021
Materias:	antibiotic use antibiotic resistance knowledge attitude practices syria Medicine R
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:cee420f57c8242489642cc239f99d0b12021-12-02T19:15:53ZAssessing the Syrian Population’s Knowledge, Attitudes, and Practices Regarding Antibiotic Usage2231-07702249-446410.1055/s-0041-1732815https://doaj.org/article/cee420f57c8242489642cc239f99d0b12021-08-01T00:00:00Zhttp://www.thieme-connect.de/DOI/DOI?10.1055/s-0041-1732815https://doaj.org/toc/2231-0770https://doaj.org/toc/2249-4464Background Antibiotic resistance is a serious public health threat that results mainly secondary to antibiotics misuse. The present study aimed to determine the knowledge, attitude, and practice toward antibiotic use among the Syrian population. Methods This cross-sectional study was conducted at the outpatient clinics of two major hospitals in Damascus, Syria. Applying a random convenience sampling, data were collected in a 1-week period by interviewing participants using a structured questionnaire, which targeted demographics, practice, knowledge, and attitude. Data were used to assess the relationship between the knowledge level and attitudes and demographics. Results Most respondents had a moderate level of knowledge (187, 74.8%) and a moderate attitude score (148, 59.2%). In addition, most respondents (149, 59.6%) stated that they take antibiotics based on pharmacist advice only and do not complete the full antibiotic course (200, 80%). A significant association was found between the knowledge level and financial status (p-value = 0.003), education level (p-value = 0.001), and having relatives working in the health care sector (p-value = 0.021). In addition, a significant association was found between the attitude and having health insurance. Conclusion This study provides baseline evidence about the knowledge, attitudes, and practices regarding antibiotics among the Syrian population, that will help in designing targeted interventions to solve the inappropriate use of antibiotics.Abdallah AltorkmaniMhd Amin AlzabibiMosa ShibaniHlma IsmailBisher SawafNizar DaherAhmad Al-MoujahedThieme Medical and Scientific Publishers Pvt. Ltd.articleantibiotic useantibiotic resistanceknowledgeattitudepracticessyriaMedicineRENAvicenna Journal of Medicine, Vol 11, Iss 03, Pp 132-138 (2021)
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spellingShingle	antibiotic use antibiotic resistance knowledge attitude practices syria Medicine R Abdallah Altorkmani Mhd Amin Alzabibi Mosa Shibani Hlma Ismail Bisher Sawaf Nizar Daher Ahmad Al-Moujahed Assessing the Syrian Population’s Knowledge, Attitudes, and Practices Regarding Antibiotic Usage
description	Background Antibiotic resistance is a serious public health threat that results mainly secondary to antibiotics misuse. The present study aimed to determine the knowledge, attitude, and practice toward antibiotic use among the Syrian population. Methods This cross-sectional study was conducted at the outpatient clinics of two major hospitals in Damascus, Syria. Applying a random convenience sampling, data were collected in a 1-week period by interviewing participants using a structured questionnaire, which targeted demographics, practice, knowledge, and attitude. Data were used to assess the relationship between the knowledge level and attitudes and demographics. Results Most respondents had a moderate level of knowledge (187, 74.8%) and a moderate attitude score (148, 59.2%). In addition, most respondents (149, 59.6%) stated that they take antibiotics based on pharmacist advice only and do not complete the full antibiotic course (200, 80%). A significant association was found between the knowledge level and financial status (p-value = 0.003), education level (p-value = 0.001), and having relatives working in the health care sector (p-value = 0.021). In addition, a significant association was found between the attitude and having health insurance. Conclusion This study provides baseline evidence about the knowledge, attitudes, and practices regarding antibiotics among the Syrian population, that will help in designing targeted interventions to solve the inappropriate use of antibiotics.
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author	Abdallah Altorkmani Mhd Amin Alzabibi Mosa Shibani Hlma Ismail Bisher Sawaf Nizar Daher Ahmad Al-Moujahed
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title	Assessing the Syrian Population’s Knowledge, Attitudes, and Practices Regarding Antibiotic Usage
title_short	Assessing the Syrian Population’s Knowledge, Attitudes, and Practices Regarding Antibiotic Usage
title_full	Assessing the Syrian Population’s Knowledge, Attitudes, and Practices Regarding Antibiotic Usage
title_fullStr	Assessing the Syrian Population’s Knowledge, Attitudes, and Practices Regarding Antibiotic Usage
title_full_unstemmed	Assessing the Syrian Population’s Knowledge, Attitudes, and Practices Regarding Antibiotic Usage
title_sort	assessing the syrian population’s knowledge, attitudes, and practices regarding antibiotic usage
publisher	Thieme Medical and Scientific Publishers Pvt. Ltd.
publishDate	2021
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Assessing the Syrian Population’s Knowledge, Attitudes, and Practices Regarding Antibiotic Usage

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