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Hassali MA, Arief M, Saleem F, et al. Assessment of attitudes and practices of young Malaysian adults about antibiotics use: a cross-sectional study. Pharm Pract (Granada). 2017;15(2):929doi: 10.18549/PharmPract.2017.02.929.
Hassali, M. A., Arief, M., Saleem, F., Khan, M. U., Ahmad, A., Mariam, W., Bheemavarapu, H., & Syed, I. A. (2017). Assessment of attitudes and practices of young Malaysian adults about antibiotics use: a cross-sectional study. Pharmacy practice, 15(2), 929. https://doi.org/10.18549/PharmPract.2017.02.929
Hassali, Mohamed A, et al. "Assessment of attitudes and practices of young Malaysian adults about antibiotics use: a cross-sectional study." Pharmacy practice vol. 15,2 (2017): 929. doi: https://doi.org/10.18549/PharmPract.2017.02.929
Hassali MA, Arief M, Saleem F, Khan MU, Ahmad A, Mariam W, Bheemavarapu H, Syed IA. Assessment of attitudes and practices of young Malaysian adults about antibiotics use: a cross-sectional study. Pharm Pract (Granada). 2017 Apr-Jun;15(2):929. doi: 10.18549/PharmPract.2017.02.929. Epub 2017 Jun 30. PMID: 28690695; PMCID: PMC5499350.
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Pharm Pract (Granada). 2017 Apr-Jun;15(2):929. doi: 10.18549/PharmPract.2017.02.929. Epub 2017 Jun 30.

Assessment of attitudes and practices of young Malaysian adults about antibiotics use: a cross-sectional study.

Pharmacy practice

Mohamed A Hassali, Mohammad Arief, Fahad Saleem, Muhammad U Khan, Akram Ahmad, Warisha Mariam, Harika Bheemavarapu, Iizhar A Syed

Affiliations

  1. Discipline of Social and Administrative Pharmacy, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Universiti Sains Malaysia. Penang (Malaysia). [email protected].
  2. Department of Clinical Pharmacy, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, UCSI University. Kuala Lumpur (Malaysia). [email protected].
  3. Department of Pharmacy Practice, Faculty of Pharmacy & Health Sciences, University of Balochistan. Quetta (Pakistan). [email protected].
  4. Faculty of pharmacy, University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW (Australia). [email protected].
  5. Department of Clinical Pharmacy, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, UCSI University. Kuala Lumpur (Malaysia). [email protected].
  6. Department of Community Medicine, Maulana Azad Medical College. New Delhi (India). [email protected].
  7. Department of Pharmaceutical Analysis, Talla Padmavati College of Pharmacy. Warangal (India). [email protected].
  8. Department of Pharmacy, Ibn Sina College of pharmacy. Jeddah (Saudi Arabia). [email protected].

PMID: 28690695 PMCID: PMC5499350 DOI: 10.18549/PharmPract.2017.02.929

Abstract

OBJECTIVE: The present study was aimed to evaluate the practices and attitudes of young Malaysian adults towards the use of antibiotics, and to determine the socioeconomic factors associated with the antibiotic use.

METHODS: A survey was carried in Cheras community by approaching a conveniently selected sample of 480 participants. A pre-tested questionnaire was used for data collection.

RESULT: Of 480 participants approached, 400 agreed to participate in this study, giving a response rate of 83.3%. The study results showed that 42.75% of the participants exhibited poor attitudes towards antibiotic usage. Chinese race and high income were significantly associated with the positive attitudes towards antibiotic usage. It is shown that the practice of the participants towards antibiotics was relatively poor. The majority of participants agreed that they do not consult a doctor for minor illnesses (64%). The main reason for not consulting a doctor was the high fees of consultation (34.25%) and the inconvenience of visit (29.25%). However, a large proportion of respondents (77.5%) agreed that there is a need to enhance antibiotic education among public.

CONCLUSION: The study results identified some crucial gaps in the attitudes and practices of Cheras community about the use of antibiotics. Thus, improving the public knowledge and changing their attitude towards antibiotic use along with proper interventions to regulate the ease of their availability would play a significant role for the effective use of antibiotics in the community.

Keywords: Anti-Bacterial Agents; Attitudes; Cross-Sectional Studies; Health Knowledge; Malaysia; Patient Medication Knowledge; Practice; Self Medication; Young Adult

Conflict of interest statement

CONFLICT OF INTEREST None declared.

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