TY - JOUR
T1 - Assessing the Lebanese population for their knowledge, attitudes and practices of antibiotic usage
AU - Mouhieddine, Tarek H.
AU - Olleik, Zeinab
AU - Itani, Muhieddine M.
AU - Kawtharani, Soumayah
AU - Nassar, Hussein
AU - Hassoun, Rached
AU - Houmani, Zeinab
AU - Zein, Zeinab El
AU - Fakih, Ramy
AU - Mortada, Ibrahim K.
AU - Mohsen, Youssef
AU - Kanafani, Zeina
AU - Tamim, Hani
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2014 King Saud Bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences.
PY - 2015/1/1
Y1 - 2015/1/1
N2 - Antibiotic-resistant bacteria has become a global phenomenon, mainly due to the inappropriate use of antibiotics. There are no studies in Lebanon to assess the public's knowledge, attitudes and practices (KAP) of antibiotic usage. A cross-sectional study was carried out using a self-administered questionnaire completed by a random convenience sample of 500 people. Nearly half of the respondents (46.1%) demonstrated moderate knowledge levels, while 40.6% demonstrated moderate attitudes. Although 80.2% knew that antibiotics are anti-bacterial, 73.5% did not know that antibiotics are not anti-viral. Moreover, 68.3% of respondents reported consuming antibiotics 1-3 times per year, while 22.4% consumed antibiotics on their own accord. Approximately 66.7% realized that abusing antibiotics could lead to resistance. Participant knowledge and attitudes were significantly associated with monthly family income, educational level, place of residency, having medical insurance, working in the health sector or having a relative working in the health sector. Nation-wide awareness campaigns targeting susceptible demographics should be initiated.
AB - Antibiotic-resistant bacteria has become a global phenomenon, mainly due to the inappropriate use of antibiotics. There are no studies in Lebanon to assess the public's knowledge, attitudes and practices (KAP) of antibiotic usage. A cross-sectional study was carried out using a self-administered questionnaire completed by a random convenience sample of 500 people. Nearly half of the respondents (46.1%) demonstrated moderate knowledge levels, while 40.6% demonstrated moderate attitudes. Although 80.2% knew that antibiotics are anti-bacterial, 73.5% did not know that antibiotics are not anti-viral. Moreover, 68.3% of respondents reported consuming antibiotics 1-3 times per year, while 22.4% consumed antibiotics on their own accord. Approximately 66.7% realized that abusing antibiotics could lead to resistance. Participant knowledge and attitudes were significantly associated with monthly family income, educational level, place of residency, having medical insurance, working in the health sector or having a relative working in the health sector. Nation-wide awareness campaigns targeting susceptible demographics should be initiated.
KW - Antibiotic resistance
KW - Antibiotics
KW - Attitude
KW - Knowledge
KW - Practice
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U2 - 10.1016/j.jiph.2014.07.010
DO - 10.1016/j.jiph.2014.07.010
M3 - Article
C2 - 25154919
AN - SCOPUS:84920584682
SN - 1876-0341
VL - 8
SP - 20
EP - 31
JO - Journal of Infection and Public Health
JF - Journal of Infection and Public Health
IS - 1
ER -