A population-base survey on knowledge, attitude and awareness of the general public on antibiotic use and resistance.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

This study was designed to assess the awareness and knowledge of antibiotic usage and antibiotic resistance among the general public in the Cape Coast metropolis of Ghana. It also tries to decipher whether the level of education and the professional status of an individual has a positive association with the level of knowledge on antibiotic resistance.

Methods

A population-base survey involving members of the public was conducted from August to November 2019. A structured questionnaire was developed to collect data from 632 respondents. Data were analyzed through SPSS v.21 using Chi square statistics and multivariate regression. Differences in knowledge were evaluated using ANOVA and the assumption of equal variance was tested with Levene statistics.

Results

SUBMITTER: Effah CY 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7353772 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature