Zaidi Syed Faisal, Baroom Muhannad Wael, Ibrahim Hanbashi Adil, Abdulaziz Alkhaibari Abdulrahman, Omar Yahya Ahmed, Alsalmi Muath, Alotaibi Rakan, Nagro Abdulaziz, Anwar Khan Muhammad, Alshanberi Asim Muhammed
College of Medicine, King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences, Jeddah 21423, Saudi Arabia.
Department of Pharmacology, School of Medicine, Batterjee Medical College for Sciences and Technology, Jeddah 21442, Saudi Arabia.
Pharmacy (Basel). 2021 May 1;9(2):98. doi: 10.3390/pharmacy9020098.
Antibiotic resistance is a threatening issue to human wellbeing and an obstacle in the treatment process of many life-threating illnesses. This study aims to assess the knowledge and attitudes toward antibiotic usage among the general population in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.
A self-administered cross-sectional survey of 460 participants was distributed among the general population in Jeddah in the form of a validated questionnaire. Sample size was calculated to be 460 adults of either gender. Descriptive and inferential statistical analyses were performed using the Statistical Package for Social Sciences.
the age of more than half of participants (55.6%) was 18-30 years old, followed by the age group 31-40 years old (26.6%), with the smallest age group >60 years old (1.9%). More than two thirds of participants were male (69.5%), while 131 were female, accounting for 30.5%. Almost one third of participants had poor knowledge about antibiotics (30.5%), 51.0% had used antibiotics without any prescriptions, 54.6% of participants thought antibiotics could be used to treat viral infections, and 55.1% thought it was acceptable to stop taking antibiotics if symptoms start to improve. In addition, 49% believed that taking antibiotics would help them get better more rapidly when suffering from the common cold. Some personal characteristics were significantly associated with the public's knowledge (e.g., age, education, and monthly income) and their attitudes (e.g., monthly income).
Findings revealed a low level of knowledge on the use of antibiotics among the general public in Jeddah. This study signifies the need for improvement in the public's knowledge and enhancement of their attitudes toward proper utilization of antibiotics.
抗生素耐药性对人类健康构成威胁，也是许多危及生命疾病治疗过程中的障碍。本研究旨在评估沙特阿拉伯吉达市普通人群对抗生素使用的知识和态度。
以一份经过验证的问卷形式，对吉达市普通人群进行了一项460名参与者的自填式横断面调查。样本量计算为460名男女成年人。使用社会科学统计软件包进行描述性和推断性统计分析。
超过一半的参与者（55.6%）年龄在18至30岁之间，其次是31至40岁年龄组（26.6%），年龄最大的组>60岁（1.9%）。超过三分之二的参与者为男性（69.5%），而女性为131名，占30.5%。近三分之一的参与者对抗生素知识了解不足（30.5%），51.0%的人在没有任何处方的情况下使用过抗生素，54.6%的参与者认为抗生素可用于治疗病毒感染，55.1%的人认为如果症状开始改善就可以停止服用抗生素。此外，49%的人认为患普通感冒时服用抗生素会帮助他们更快康复。一些个人特征与公众的知识（如年龄、教育程度和月收入）及其态度（如月收入）显著相关。
研究结果显示吉达市普通公众对抗生素使用的知识水平较低。本研究表明需要提高公众的知识水平，并增强他们对正确使用抗生素的态度。
