ArticleGeriatrics (Basel, Switzerland)2019
Knowledge and Expectations on Antibiotic Use among Older Adults in Malaysia: A Cross-Sectional Survey.
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- The vicious cycle of the public's irrational use of antibiotics for upper respiratory tract infections: A mixed methods systematic review.Frontiers in public health · 2022Pooled it
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- Practices, strategies, and challenges in antibiotic treatment and prevention of antimicrobial resistance from the perspectives of Romanian community pharmacists and general practitioners: a Goffman-inspired qualitative interview study.Frontiers in antibiotics · 2024Article
- Antibiotics administration without prescription in Bangladesh.IJID regions · 2023Article
- Association between multidimensional prognostic index (MPI) and infections in a population of older people affected by COVID-19.Aging clinical and experimental research · 2023Article
- Antibiotic Misuse Behaviours of Older People: Confirmation of the Factor Structure of the Antibiotic Use Questionnaire.Antibiotics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Article
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- How Socioeconomic, Health Seeking Behaviours, and Educational Factors Are Affecting the Knowledge and Use of Antibiotics in Four Different Cities in Asia.Antibiotics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2021Article
- Public Health Literacy, Knowledge, and Awareness Regarding Antibiotic Use and Antimicrobial Resistance during the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Cross-Sectional Study.Antibiotics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2021Article
- Antibiotic practices among household members and their domestic animals within rural communities in Cumilla district, Bangladesh: a cross-sectional survey.BMC public health · 2021Article
- Knowledge and Expectations on Antibiotic Use Among the General Public in Malaysia: A Nationwide Cross-Sectional Survey.Patient preference and adherence · 2021Article
- Prevalence and Determinants of Antibiotic Consumption in the Elderly during 2006-2017.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2020Article
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Abstract
Antibiotics are commonly prescribed among older adults, and inappropriate use of antibiotics has been noted. However, there is limited information about their knowledge and expectations for antibiotics. This study aimed to assess older adults' knowledge of antibiotic use and resistance, their expectations for antibiotics and the relationship between knowledge, expectation and inappropriate practices related to antibiotic use. A cross-sectional survey involving respondents aged 60 years and above was conducted, using a validated questionnaire. A lack of knowledge about the role of antibiotics was observed, whereby more than half of the respondents incorrectly believed that antibiotics can treat viral infections (53.5%) and colds and coughs (53.7%). Also, 67.9% of respondents incorrectly believed that antibiotic resistance occurs when the body becomes resistant to antibiotics. Almost half of the respondents would expect antibiotics for symptoms of self-limiting viral infections. Respondents who answered correctly for the role of antibiotics in viral infections were more likely not to expect antibiotics for cold, flu and cough (
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