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SMJS Volume 1 Issue 2, Page 30 – Page 38
KNOWLEDGE AND AWARENESS OF ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE AMONG PARENTS IN TAIF, KSA, CROSS SECTIONAL STUDY
Atheer Sultan Altalhi, Shaimaa Abdulatif Alsalmi, Ola Abdullah Naman Turkistani, Athar Ibrahim Alqurashi, Wedd Khalid Saad Alharthi, Hadeel Mansour Assalmi
Background: Antibiotic resistance (AR) has become a major public health problem globally and locally, especially in Saudi Arabia. It is potentially related to the misuse and overuse of antibiotics. Many Saudi studies showed a high prevalence of inappropriate use of antibiotics. Our objective is to assess the knowledge and awareness of antibiotic resistance among parents in Taif Governorate, KSA.
Methodology: This is a cross-sectional online study was conducted in Taif city, Saudi Arabia. A sample of Saudi parents who live in Taif were collected during the period from October 2018 to March 2019. A validated WHO questionnaire of the survey called “Antibiotic resistance: multi-country public awareness." Was embedded on Google forms and electronically distributed through WhatsApp.
Results: A total of 732 participants, of which 70.2% were female. 71.3% have a bachelor's degree. Most of the participants, 34.3% were between 35-44 years old. A high number of participants (73.1%) were familiar about AR, while 26.9% of them weren't aware. Among the participants, 31.2% heard about AR as a term through the media, while 21.1% and 20% of them heard about it from doctors and a family member, or a friend, respectively. Most of the participants answered correctly five out of seven questions related to AR.
Conclusion: Parents showed a good level of knowledge and perception toward AR, suggesting that they realize the impact of AR on their children's health and the consequences of this issue arising from the misuse of antibiotics.
To cite this article: Altalhi AS, Alsalmi SA, Turkistani OA, Alqurashi AI, Alharthi WK, Assalmi HM. Knowledge And Awareness Of Antibiotic Resistance Among Parents In Taif, Ksa, Cross Sectional Study. Saudi Med J Students. 2020;1(1): 30-38
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