Public knowledge, attitudes and practices related to antibiotic use and resistance in Singapore: a cross-sectional population survey.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

The WHO's Global Action Plan on Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) includes increasing overall public awareness of appropriate antibiotic use and resistance as a key priority area. We aimed to measure public knowledge, attitudes and practices of antibiotics and antibiotic resistance in Singapore, as well as their healthcare-seeking behaviours relating to respiratory illnesses, providing baseline data against which to measure the progress of future interventions.

Design

A cross-sectional study.

Setting

The general population in Singapore.

Participants

Between May and June 2019, we conducted a survey via an online panel in Singapore with 706 respondents.

Results

Our findings indicated common misconceptions surrounding antibiotic effectiveness and me

SUBMITTER: Lim JM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8438872 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature