Curry Misty, Sung Linda, Arroll Bruce, Goodyear-Smith Felicity, Kerse Ngaire, Norris Pauline
University of Auckland, Auckland.
N Z Med J. 2006 May 5;119(1233):U1957.
To assess changes in public knowledge, attitudes, and reported behaviour of antibiotic use in the management of the common cold and to compare with results of a 1998 study. The context is a nationwide project to reduce the consumption of antibiotics.
Cross-section survey: telephone interviews of random sample of consenting Auckland telephone subscribers aged over 15 years comparing 1998 and 2003 responses.
A 55% response rate of eligible participants was recorded. No change was noted between 1998 and 2003 in public awareness that antibiotics are not helpful in treating viral infections (38%). However there was a significant reduction in those attending doctor for the common cold (24% to 15%). In 2003, patients were less likely to receive antibiotic prescription and more likely to receive a delayed prescription.
The majority of general public still do not understand that the common cold does not need antibiotic treatment. The advertising campaign may have reduced doctor prescribing hence the reduction in antibiotic use from 1998 to 2003.
评估公众在普通感冒治疗中使用抗生素的知识、态度及报告行为的变化，并与1998年的一项研究结果进行比较。背景是一项全国性的减少抗生素消费项目。
横断面调查：对奥克兰15岁以上同意参与的随机抽取的电话用户进行电话访谈，比较1998年和2003年的回答。
符合条件的参与者的回复率为55%。1998年至2003年期间，公众对抗生素对治疗病毒感染无帮助的认识没有变化（38%）。然而，因普通感冒去看医生的人数显著减少（从24%降至15%）。2003年，患者获得抗生素处方的可能性降低，而获得延迟处方的可能性增加。
大多数公众仍然不明白普通感冒不需要抗生素治疗。广告宣传活动可能减少了医生开处方的数量，从而导致1998年至2003年抗生素使用量的减少。
