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Knowledge, attitudes, and practices related to COVID-19 infection, related behavior, antibiotics usage, and resistance among Syrian population: A cross-sectional study.

Sarya Swed, Sheikh Shoib, Mohammad B Almoshantaf, Walaa Hasan, Yomna E Dean, Yousef Tanas, Haidara Bohsas, Hidar Alibrahim, Mohammad M Hasan, Weaam Ezzdean and 15 more

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25 authors at 14 institutions in 6 countries.

Sarya SwedFaculty of Medicine Aleppo University Aleppo Syria.ORCID 0000-0002-9983-2020
Sheikh ShoibDepartment of Psychiatry Jawahar Lal Nerhu Memorial Hospital (JLNMH) Srinagar India.ORCID 0000-0002-3739-706X
Mohammad B AlmoshantafDepartment of Neurosurgery Ibn Al-Nafess Hospital Damascus Syria.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7369-8978
Walaa HasanClinical Oncology and Nuclear Medicine Suez Canal Egypt.
Yomna E DeanFaculty of Medicine Alexandria University Alexandria Egypt.
Yousef TanasFaculty of Medicine Alexandria University Alexandria Egypt.
Haidara BohsasFaculty of Medicine Aleppo University Aleppo Syria.
Hidar AlibrahimFaculty of Medicine Aleppo University Aleppo Syria.
Mohammad M HasanDepartment of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Faculty of Life Science Mawlana Bhashani Science and Technology University Tangail Bangladesh.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3871-889X
Weaam EzzdeanDepartment of Urology Ibn Al-Nafees Hospital Damascus Syria.
Hazem S GhaithFaculty of Medicine Al-Azhar University Cairo Egypt.
Lina T KhairyGeneral Practitioner The National Ribat University Al-Ribat Sudan.
Agyad BakkourFaculty of Medicine Albaath University Homs Syria.
Ali Hadi Hussein MuwailiGeneral Practitioner Ivano-Frankovsk National Medical University Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast Ukraine.
Fatima A A AbdelmajidGeneral Practitioner University of Medical Sciences and Technology Khartoum Sudan.
Mhd K AlbuniDepartment of Internal Medicine Damascus University Damascus Syria.
Elias BattikhDepartment of Internal Medicine Damascus University Damascus Syria.
Dhuha Hadi Hussein MuwailiGeneral Practitioner Ivano-Frankovsk National Medical University Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast Ukraine.
Rima QatteaFaculty of Medicine Albaath University Homs Syria.
Karam R MotaweaFaculty of Medicine Alexandria University Alexandria Egypt.
Bisher SawafDepartment of Internal Medicine Syrian Private University Damascus Syria.
Nashaat Kamal Hamdy ElkalagiInternal Medicine and Tropical Medicine at Faculty of Medicine Al Arish University Al Arish Egypt.
Safaa M A AhmedFaculty of Medicine Shendi University Shendi Sudan.
Hani AiashCardiovascular Perfusion, Medicine, Surgery Upstate Medical University Syracuse New York USA.
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Alexandria University · EGUniversity of Aleppo · SYDamascus Hospital · SYDamascus University · SYHoms University · SYIvano-Frankivsk National Medical University · UASuez Canal University · EGAl-Azhar University · EGArish University · EGMawlana Bhashani Science and Technology University · BDNational Ribat University · SDShendi University · SDSyrian Private University · SYUniversity of Medical Sciences and Technology · SD

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Abstract

Background and Aims: Antibiotic resistance is seen as a worldwide health risk as a result of the overuse of antibiotics. Many countries noted that antibiotic usage was high during the COVID-19 pandemic. The purpose of this study is to evaluate Syrians' knowledge, attitudes, and practice about the use of antibiotics and antibiotic resistance during the COVID-19 epidemic. Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted using an online questionnaire to collect the data from the Syrian population from February 5 to March 4, 2022. Syrians 18 years or older all over the world were able to participate in this study. A convenience snowball sampling method was used. SPSS version 20.0 was used to analyze the data. To examine the results, binominal logistic regression was used. Statistical significance was defined as a Results: Out of 2406 respondents, 60.2% knew that transmission of COVID-19 could occur even if the patient has not developed any symptoms, and 91.6% were able to recognize the main clinical symptoms of COVID-19. There was a statistically significant difference between male and female knowledge of COVID-19 ( Conclusion: Our study concluded that the Syrian population demonstrated good knowledge of COVID-19 and moderate acceptance of the new norm. Knowledge regarding antibiotic use and resistance and practice of preventive measures was poor, which can encourage the health authorities to develop community education programs to increase public awareness of the usage of antibiotics and safety protocols during the COVID-19 pandemic.

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