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November 15, 2023

The Patients Misuse of Antibiotics and Perception of Antibiotic Resistance Sana'a City-Yemen

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SAShawqi Shugaa AldeenFAFawz Mohammed Abol–Gaith

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Cross-sectional study reveals poor knowledge of antibiotics in patients, highlighting high misuse and misconceptions about resistance.

Key Points

  • Only 4.4% of patients demonstrated good knowledge about antibiotics, indicating a significant gap in understanding.
  • Around 40% of participants reported never having heard about antibiotic resistance, underscoring public awareness challenges.
  • The analysis involved a descriptive cross-sectional study utilizing multistage sampling across five districts in Sana'a City.
  • These findings suggest urgent public health interventions are needed to improve antibiotic education and usage.

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Aldeen et al. (2023) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/68af80717567bf4f94ff7083https://doi.org/10.51610/rujms7.2.2023.195
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