Assessment of public knowledge and attitude toward antibiotics use and resistance: a community pharmacy-based survey.
Antibiotics
Attitude
Community pharmacy
Knowledge
Resistance
Journal
Journal of pharmaceutical policy and practice
ISSN: 2052-3211
Titre abrégé: J Pharm Policy Pract
Pays: England
ID NLM: 101627192
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
28 Sep 2023
28 Sep 2023
Historique:
received:
14
02
2023
accepted:
20
09
2023
medline:
29
9
2023
pubmed:
29
9
2023
entrez:
28
9
2023
Statut:
epublish
Résumé
Antimicrobial resistance is a public health challenge affecting all aspects of healthcare systems. Policies to reduce antimicrobial resistance should be implemented and monitored in community pharmacies, because they are patients' first point of care. Public awareness of relevant knowledge and attitudes on antimicrobials is a feasible strategy to mitigate the spread of antimicrobial resistance by exploiting the relationship between pharmacists and patients in the community pharmacy setting. The study evaluated and determined predictors of antibiotic knowledge and attitudes toward antibiotic use and resistance in community pharmacy patients. A cross-sectional design was used to retrieve data in five randomly selected community pharmacies in Lagos and Abuja using a self-administered questionnaire. Descriptive and inferential statistics were utilized for characterizing and determining the associations between predictors and outcomes at p < 0.05. Logistic regression was used to identify predictors of patients' knowledge and attitude to antibiotic use. A total of 964 clients participated in the study: 526(54.7%) were females, and 358(37.3%) were aged 25-34. chlorpheniramine-maleate and levonorgestrel were wrongly identified as antibiotics by 621 (64%) and 490 (50%) respondents, respectively. Many respondents, 448(46.5%), strongly agree that antibiotic creams should be mixed with body creams. The result of the multivariable logistic regression showed secondary education [Odds Ratio (OR): 0.31, 95% CI 0.10-0.97, p value: 0.044], urban residence (OR: 1.45, 95% CI 1.01-2.08, p value: 0.043) and age 34 (OR: 1.55, 95% CI 1.01-2.37, p value: 0.045) were strong predictors of knowledge on antibiotics, while community pharmacy location (OR: 5.48, 95% CI 3.45-8.70, p value: ≤ 0.001), urban residence (OR: 2.57, 95% CI 1.67-3.96, p value: ≤ 0.001), and antibiotic recommender (OR: 0.55, 95% CI 0.35-0.85, p value: 0.008) were predictors of respondents' attitude to antibiotic use. The study established that sociodemographic factors could impact community pharmacy clients' knowledge and attitude toward antibiotic use and resistance and should be considered when developing policies to curb the spread of resistant microbes. Community pharmacies should educate community pharmacy clients on the dangers associated with the misuse of antibiotics with stringent antibiotic stewardship programs and restrict access to antibiotics over-the-counter.
Sections du résumé
BACKGROUND
BACKGROUND
Antimicrobial resistance is a public health challenge affecting all aspects of healthcare systems. Policies to reduce antimicrobial resistance should be implemented and monitored in community pharmacies, because they are patients' first point of care. Public awareness of relevant knowledge and attitudes on antimicrobials is a feasible strategy to mitigate the spread of antimicrobial resistance by exploiting the relationship between pharmacists and patients in the community pharmacy setting. The study evaluated and determined predictors of antibiotic knowledge and attitudes toward antibiotic use and resistance in community pharmacy patients.
METHODS
METHODS
A cross-sectional design was used to retrieve data in five randomly selected community pharmacies in Lagos and Abuja using a self-administered questionnaire. Descriptive and inferential statistics were utilized for characterizing and determining the associations between predictors and outcomes at p < 0.05. Logistic regression was used to identify predictors of patients' knowledge and attitude to antibiotic use.
RESULTS
RESULTS
A total of 964 clients participated in the study: 526(54.7%) were females, and 358(37.3%) were aged 25-34. chlorpheniramine-maleate and levonorgestrel were wrongly identified as antibiotics by 621 (64%) and 490 (50%) respondents, respectively. Many respondents, 448(46.5%), strongly agree that antibiotic creams should be mixed with body creams. The result of the multivariable logistic regression showed secondary education [Odds Ratio (OR): 0.31, 95% CI 0.10-0.97, p value: 0.044], urban residence (OR: 1.45, 95% CI 1.01-2.08, p value: 0.043) and age 34 (OR: 1.55, 95% CI 1.01-2.37, p value: 0.045) were strong predictors of knowledge on antibiotics, while community pharmacy location (OR: 5.48, 95% CI 3.45-8.70, p value: ≤ 0.001), urban residence (OR: 2.57, 95% CI 1.67-3.96, p value: ≤ 0.001), and antibiotic recommender (OR: 0.55, 95% CI 0.35-0.85, p value: 0.008) were predictors of respondents' attitude to antibiotic use.
CONCLUSIONS
CONCLUSIONS
The study established that sociodemographic factors could impact community pharmacy clients' knowledge and attitude toward antibiotic use and resistance and should be considered when developing policies to curb the spread of resistant microbes. Community pharmacies should educate community pharmacy clients on the dangers associated with the misuse of antibiotics with stringent antibiotic stewardship programs and restrict access to antibiotics over-the-counter.
Identifiants
pubmed: 37770989
doi: 10.1186/s40545-023-00619-z
pii: 10.1186/s40545-023-00619-z
pmc: PMC10537841
doi:
Types de publication
Journal Article
Langues
eng
Pagination
107Informations de copyright
© 2023. The Author(s).
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