Kandakai T L, Price J H, Telljohann S K, Holiday-Goodman M
Department of Health Promotion, University of Toledo, Ohio 43606, USA.
J Natl Med Assoc. 1996 May;88(5):289-94.
This study examined knowledge, beliefs, and use of prescribed oral antibiotics of 163 low-socioeconomic African-American adults in a large midwestern city. The effects of age, education, and gender on knowledge and use of antibiotics were examined. Slightly more than 65% of the subjects in this study preferred using brand-name antibiotics. Females were more likely to report using all of their prescribed antibiotics, while males and those in the older age category were more likely to report using antibiotics only until the problem stopped. Twenty-three percent of the males and 18% of the females reported sharing their antibiotics with someone. Less than half of the respondents reported using physicians (and other health professionals) as a major source of information on prescribed antibiotics. Respondents often incorrectly identified painkillers and other medications as antibiotics. Based on these results, it appears that more education is needed to improve patients' understanding of antibiotic regimens.
本研究调查了中西部一个大城市中163名社会经济地位较低的非裔美国成年人对抗生素的知识、信念及口服抗生素的使用情况。研究了年龄、教育程度和性别对抗生素知识及使用的影响。本研究中略多于65%的受试者更喜欢使用品牌抗生素。女性更有可能报告会服用完所有开给她们的抗生素，而男性及年龄较大的人群更有可能报告仅在问题解决后就停止使用抗生素。23%的男性和18%的女性报告曾与他人分享过自己的抗生素。不到一半的受访者表示将医生（及其他医疗专业人员）作为关于处方抗生素的主要信息来源。受访者经常错误地将止痛药和其他药物认作抗生素。基于这些结果，似乎需要开展更多教育以提高患者对抗生素治疗方案的理解。
