The role of health literacy in boosting citizen engagement in appropriate use of antibiotics.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) represents a growing challenge to both individual and public health, driven by the excessive and inappropriate use of antibiotics. Studies emphasize a widespread lack of knowledge regarding proper antibiotic use and the mechanisms of antibiotic resistance. This study aims to explore the relationships between citizens' health engagement and attitudes towards antibiotic consumption (Hypothesis 1, Hypothesis 2) and explores the role of orientation to health literacy as a mediator of these relationships (Hypothesis 3).

Methods

Data were collected via a questionnaire administered to a representative sample of the Italian population (N = 1016). Descriptive statistics and mediation analysis, using bootstrapping with 5000 resamples to estima

SUBMITTER: Acampora M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12669998 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature