Evaluation of public knowledge and attitudes regarding self medication with antibiotics in Ankara

Gül, Serdar; Öztürk, Doğan; Yılmaz, Muhittin; Gul, Esen Uz

doi:10.5505/turkhijyen.2014.60024

Cited by 5 publications

(6 citation statements)

References 15 publications

Supporting

Mentioning

Contrasting

Order By: Relevance

“…While 27.6% of our participants have a history of using antibiotics without prescription, İlhan et al reported a ratio of 19.1% in their study conducted in 2009 in Ankara (15). The rate of self-medication with antibiotics was reported as high as 64.3% in another study conducted in 2014 in Ankara (11). This ratio was reported as 32.7% in Italy (12) and 7.6% in Malaysia (13).…”

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 53%

“…This underlines the pressure on physicians as a contributing factor for inappropriate antibiotic usage. In a similar study conducted in Ankara in 2014, Gül et al reported that 64% of their participants demanded a prescription for antibiotics when they visited a physician (11). Recently, the Turkish Ministry of Health has launched a big campaign with the slogan ''Don't insist on antibiotics, insist on your health.''…”

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

See 1 more Smart Citation

Public knowledge and attitudes regarding antibiotic use in Ankara, Turkey

Azap

Akin

Bascavus

et al. 2019

Infect Dis Clin Microbiol

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

Objective: Turkey is one of the countries with the highest antibiotic consumption per capita and suffers widespread antimicrobial resistance. However, few studies are measuring the knowledge, attitude and behaviour regarding antibiotic use in Turkey. We aimed to describe the awareness, knowledge, beliefs, attitude and behaviour of the society regarding antibiotic use and antimicrobial resistance. Materials and Methods:The study was carried out at a large shopping mall with 60 000-75 000 visitors daily in the capital city of Turkey, Ankara. We applied a questionnaire to the visitors who accepted to participate for two days. The data were collected on demographics, knowledge, attitude and beliefs concerning antibiotic use and awareness of judicious antibiotic use (JAU) and related factors.

show abstract

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 53%

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Public knowledge and attitudes regarding antibiotic use in Ankara, Turkey

Azap

Akin

Bascavus

et al. 2019

Infect Dis Clin Microbiol

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

show abstract

“…Alpha reliability coefficient of the sum scale was 0.67. Section 5 consisted of 12 questions sourced from the Beliefs about Medicines Questionnaire [ 14 ], which measured general attitudes towards medications. Participants responded to these questions using a 5-point Likert scale (“Strongly agree” to “Strongly Disagree”).…”

Section: Methodsmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…In Turkey, several studies have investigated the attitudes, knowledge and behaviours towards antibiotics [ 11 , 12 , 13 , 14 ], but only one surveyed more than one city [ 13 ]. A study of 945 Turkish university students and their friends and families found that over half (55.8%) reported having used antibiotics in the past 12 months, and over a third (34.2%) had self-medicated without a prescription [ 13 ].…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…A study in Ankara ( n = 322) found that 64.3% of the participants reported self-medicating with antibiotics, with a cold and fever being the leading reasons for self-medicating [ 14 ]. The majority of the participants (64%) reported that they demand a prescription for antibiotics from the doctor, 64.9% reported keeping antibiotics at home and 87% stated they could buy antibiotics without a prescription.…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

See 1 more Smart Citation

Antibiotics Knowledge, Attitudes and Behaviours among the Population Living in Greece and Turkey

et al. 2023

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

Antimicrobial resistance is one of the largest threats to public health worldwide. As the inappropriate use of antibiotics is one of the leading causes of antibiotic resistance, it is important to have an understanding of the public’s knowledge, attitudes and behaviours towards antibiotics and antimicrobial resistance. The present study investigated the knowledge, attitudes and behaviours towards antibiotics among the public living in Greece and Turkey using an online cross-sectional survey, with social media advertising (e.g., Facebook) and snowball sampling. In total, 709 individuals completed the survey (Greece n = 309, Turkey n = 400), with an average age of 34.2 (SD = 13.1) and 40.5 (SD = 14.7), respectively. In Greece, 49.4% of the participants were female, and in Turkey, this figure was 62.4%. The Greek respondents reported that obtaining antibiotics without a prescription was easier (52.6% reported “easy or very easy”) than the Turkish (35.6% reported “easy or very easy”) respondents did. This study reveals that Greek citizens were more educated and knowledgeable about antibiotics (58.5% of Greeks and 44.2% of Turks identified antibiotics correctly), their effects (20.9% of Greeks and 26.3% of Turks agreed with wrong statements about antibiotics) and the risks of antibiotic resistance, compared to those from Turkey. On the other hand, the Greek respondents were more prone to use leftover antibiotics or to give them to someone else later (p < 0.001). The findings of this study indicate that Greece and Turkey, both countries with high rates of antibiotic usage, exhibit distinct variations in their knowledge, attitudes, and perceptions concerning antibiotic use and antibiotic resistance. Effective countermeasures such as public campaigns should be targeted according to the population and those areas of knowledge, attitudes and behaviours in which the main shortcomings lie.

show abstract

Parental self-medication and associated factors in children: a cross-sectional study in Turkey

Karataş

Khan

Öz

et al. 2022

Journal of Pharmaceutical Health Services Research

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

Objective This study was conducted to evaluate the parental self-medication (SM) practices in children and associated factors in Adana, Turkey. Methods A web-based cross-sectional survey was carried out among the parents between December 2020 and April 2021. This study was conducted according to the ‘Checklist for Reporting Results of Internet E-Surveys (CHERRIES)’ guidelines. A one-page survey included details about sociodemographic characteristics (gender, age, profession, education of parents and others) sources of information, questions related to parental SM practices for their children (SM practices, common illnesses, drugs used as SM practices and drug-related information) and the reasons behind SM practices were disseminated via social media networks (Instagram, WhatsApp and Facebook) to eligible participants. Online sample size calculator was used, and snow-ball sampling was employed during the study. The final automatic responses from Google Forms were retrieved as ‘Excel datasheet’ and then cleaned, coded and imported into the SPSS statistical tool (v.25.0). Key findings This study included a total of 370 participants (response rate of 95.4%). Parental SM practices were revealed to be more (n = 234; 63.5%) prevalent. The most frequent problems for parents who follow SM practices were fever (39.5%; n = 146) and abdominal pain (23.8%; n = 88). The most commonly used class of drugs was antipyretics followed by analgesics and antibiotics. The main reasons for SM practices were personal experience in treating children (n = 186; 50.3%) and high consultation charges (n = 72; 19.5%). Mother working status and parental educational level were two main factors found to be statistically associated with SM practices (P < 0.05). Conclusions The prevalence of parental SM practices was high. There is an urgent need for the parental educational program, the development of national policies about rational medicine usage and durable actions to discourage SM practices.

show abstract

Evaluation of public knowledge and attitudes regarding self medication with antibiotics in Ankara

Cited by 5 publications

References 15 publications

Public knowledge and attitudes regarding antibiotic use in Ankara, Turkey

Public knowledge and attitudes regarding antibiotic use in Ankara, Turkey

Antibiotics Knowledge, Attitudes and Behaviours among the Population Living in Greece and Turkey

Parental self-medication and associated factors in children: a cross-sectional study in Turkey

Contact Info

Product

Resources

About