Aithal Seema, Guo Huiling, Teo Boon Han, Chua Timothy, Hildon Zoe Jane-Lara, Chow Angela
Department of Preventive and Population Medicine, Office of Clinical Epidemiology, Analytics, and Knowledge, Tan Tock Seng Hospital, 11 Jalan Tan Tock Seng, Singapore 308433, Singapore.
Singapore Veterinary Association, Singapore 069110, Singapore.
Antibiotics (Basel). 2025 Feb 5;14(2):158. doi: 10.3390/antibiotics14020158.
: This study aimed to compare pet owners' knowledge of antibiotic use, understanding of antimicrobial resistance (AMR) and antibiotic practices for themselves and their pets to guide behavioral interventions to reduce AMR. : A cross-sectional study conducted between March 2023 and December 2023 involved 1080 pet owners recruited from 16 veterinary clinics in Singapore. An anonymous self-administered survey assessed the participants' knowledge of antibiotic use and AMR as well as their adherence to recommended antibiotic practices for themselves and their pets. McNemar's Chi-square test was used to identify significant differences in the outcome variables between self and pets. The differences between the type of pet owned (dog owner/non-dog owner) were assessed using Pearson's Chi-square test. : Among the 1080 pet owners surveyed, poorer knowledge of antibiotic use (46.3% vs. 33.2%; < 0.001) and inappropriate antibiotic use (33.9% vs. 23.5%; < 0.001) was more common for participants' pets than for themselves. Compared to dog owners, non-dog owners had poorer knowledge of antibiotic use for their pets (poor knowledge, 55.2%; 42.4%; < 0.001), but the knowledge of AMR occurrence and antibiotic practices did not differ between the dog owners and the non-dog owners. : Pet owners have significantly poorer antibiotic use knowledge and antibiotic practices for their pets than for themselves. Compared to dog owners, non-dog owners have poorer knowledge of antibiotic use. Educational initiatives addressing pet owners' knowledge deficits may improve their antibiotic practices for their pets and themselves, emphasizing the importance of cross-sectoral One Health planning.
本研究旨在比较宠物主人对抗生素使用的了解、对抗菌素耐药性（AMR）的认识以及他们自身及其宠物的抗生素使用行为，以指导行为干预措施来减少AMR。2023年3月至2023年12月进行的一项横断面研究涉及从新加坡16家兽医诊所招募的1080名宠物主人。一项匿名的自我管理调查评估了参与者对抗生素使用和AMR的了解，以及他们对自身及其宠物推荐的抗生素使用行为的遵守情况。使用McNemar卡方检验来确定自身与宠物在结果变量上的显著差异。使用Pearson卡方检验评估所拥有宠物类型（狗主人/非狗主人）之间的差异。在接受调查的1080名宠物主人中，参与者的宠物对抗生素使用的了解较差（46.3%对33.2%；<0.001）以及抗生素使用不当（33.9%对23.5%；<0.001）的情况比他们自身更为常见。与狗主人相比，非狗主人对其宠物抗生素使用的了解较差（了解不足，55.2%；42.4%；<0.001），但狗主人和非狗主人在AMR发生的认识和抗生素使用行为方面没有差异。宠物主人对其宠物的抗生素使用知识和抗生素使用行为明显比对自己的更差。与狗主人相比，非狗主人对抗生素使用的了解较差。解决宠物主人知识缺陷的教育举措可能会改善他们对其宠物和自身的抗生素使用行为，强调跨部门一体化健康规划的重要性。
