Knowledge, attitude and practice towards antibiotic use among the public in Kuwait.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The emergence and spread of bacterial resistance to antibiotics is a growing problem worldwide, which presents a significant threat to public health globally in the 21st century. A substantial evidence has shown that the general community plays a role in the increase and spread of antibiotic resistance. The present study was designed to determine knowledge, attitude and practice towards antibiotic use.

Methods

A cross-sectional survey was performed using a pretested self-administered questionnaire on a sample of 770 randomly selected Kuwaiti individuals. Descriptive and multivariate logistic regression analysis were used in data analysis.

Results

The response rate was 88.3%. Nearly three-quarters (72.8%) of respondents had been prescribed antibiotics within

SUBMITTER: Awad AI 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4326422 | biostudies-literature | 2015

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature