Factors influencing inappropriate use of antibiotics: Findings from a nationwide survey of the general public in Malaysia.

ABSTRACT: Antibiotic resistance is one of the biggest threats to global public health. Misuse of antibiotics has never been investigated on a nationwide scale among the general public in Malaysia. This study aimed to identify sociodemographic and knowledge factors associated with inappropriate use of antibiotics in the Malaysian context to inform the development of interventions to mitigate inappropriate antibiotic use. We conducted computer-assisted telephone interviews (CATI) between June 2019 and December 2019. The telephone numbers were randomly generated from the electronic residential telephone directory of all 13 states and 3 Federal Territories in Malaysia. The survey consisted of questions on demographics, knowledge about antibiotics and antibiotic resistance (53 items), and practices of an

SUBMITTER: Wong LP 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8528291 | biostudies-literature | 2021

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature