Hassali Mohamed A, Arief Mohammad, Saleem Fahad, Khan Muhammad U, Ahmad Akram, Mariam Warisha, Bheemavarapu Harika, Syed Iizhar A
Discipline of Social and Administrative Pharmacy, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Universiti Sains Malaysia. Penang (Malaysia).
Department of Clinical Pharmacy, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, UCSI University. Kuala Lumpur (Malaysia).
Pharm Pract (Granada). 2017 Apr-Jun;15(2):929. doi: 10.18549/PharmPract.2017.02.929. Epub 2017 Jun 30.
The present study was aimed to evaluate the practices and attitudes of young Malaysian adults towards the use of antibiotics, and to determine the socioeconomic factors associated with the antibiotic use.
A survey was carried in Cheras community by approaching a conveniently selected sample of 480 participants. A pre-tested questionnaire was used for data collection.
Of 480 participants approached, 400 agreed to participate in this study, giving a response rate of 83.3%. The study results showed that 42.75% of the participants exhibited poor attitudes towards antibiotic usage. Chinese race and high income were significantly associated with the positive attitudes towards antibiotic usage. It is shown that the practice of the participants towards antibiotics was relatively poor. The majority of participants agreed that they do not consult a doctor for minor illnesses (64%). The main reason for not consulting a doctor was the high fees of consultation (34.25%) and the inconvenience of visit (29.25%). However, a large proportion of respondents (77.5%) agreed that there is a need to enhance antibiotic education among public.
The study results identified some crucial gaps in the attitudes and practices of Cheras community about the use of antibiotics. Thus, improving the public knowledge and changing their attitude towards antibiotic use along with proper interventions to regulate the ease of their availability would play a significant role for the effective use of antibiotics in the community.
本研究旨在评估马来西亚年轻成年人对抗生素使用的做法和态度，并确定与抗生素使用相关的社会经济因素。
在蕉赖社区进行了一项调查，通过方便抽样选取了480名参与者。使用经过预测试的问卷进行数据收集。
在接触的480名参与者中，400人同意参与本研究，回应率为83.3%。研究结果表明，42.75%的参与者对抗生素使用态度不佳。华裔和高收入与对抗生素使用的积极态度显著相关。结果显示参与者对抗生素的做法相对较差。大多数参与者同意他们患小病时不咨询医生（64%）。不咨询医生的主要原因是咨询费用高（34.25%）和就诊不便（29.25%）。然而，很大一部分受访者（77.5%）同意有必要加强公众对抗生素的教育。
研究结果揭示了蕉赖社区在抗生素使用的态度和做法方面存在一些关键差距。因此，提高公众知识水平、改变他们对抗生素使用的态度以及采取适当干预措施来规范抗生素的易获取性，将对社区有效使用抗生素起到重要作用。
