Shafique Ahmed, Ravi Nimonkar, Supreet K Kalra, Pardal Maninder Pal Singh, Rajiva, Sumeet Singh
Menstrual hygiene management and menstrual problems among adolescent girls in an urban area in north India: A cross-sectional study
Journal of family medicine and primary care
background antibiotic overuse critical global health issue patient attitudes expectations play significant role inappropriate use antibiotics limited research conducted patient knowledge attitudes perceptions antibiotic use saudi arabia survey aimed assess patients knowledge attitudes related antibiotic use jeddah saudi arabia methods crosssectional survey using convenience sampling method conducted saudi arabia online selfadministered questionnaire used collect demographic data antibiotic knowledge attitudes results study included 400 patients mean age 39 years equal gender distribution 54 female participants 75 used antibiotics past year patients demonstrated moderate knowledge antibiotics 81 recognizing antibiotics cause side effects 69 knowing overuse lead resistance however 44 knew antibiotics effective infections half 50 knew antibiotics work bacteria viruses patients held mixed attitudes toward antibiotic prescribing 25 believing essential take antibiotics every infection 44 believing healthcare providers prescribe antibiotics respiratory tract infections logistic regression analyses showed patient expectations antibiotic prescribing strongly associated inappropriate antibiotic use contrast patient satisfaction antibiotic prescribing negatively associated inappropriate antibiotic use lower health literacy levels also associated inappropriate antibiotic use conclusion study underscores need interventions promote patient education communication ensure appropriate antibiotic use primary care patient attitudes beliefs expectations antibiotic prescribing health literacy levels identified significant predictors inappropriate antibiotic use