1Community Health Department, Technical Institute of Karbala, AL-Furat Al-Awsat Technical University, Karbala Iraq
Online published on 21 February, 2019.
Antibiotics are compounds that produce by microorganisms (bacteria, fungi) that inhibitory action on the growth of other microorganisms. Irrational antibiotic use has led society to antibiotic resistance a serious health problem worldwide. 23000 deaths per year from antibiotic resistant bacteria and seventeen common disease-causing bacteria have antibiotic resistant versions nevertheless only few studies had conducted in Iraq on this subject.
The aim of this study was to assess knowledge and attitude toward antibiotics use for educational-staff in the Technical Institute of Karbala.
Across sectional survey study using with an interviewer administered questionnaire. Data collected from a random sample of 200 educational-staff in the Technical Institute of Karbala, regarding their knowledge and attitude about the effectiveness of resistance toward and self-medications of antibiotics. Statistical analysis done by using Chi-Square (χ2) test.
In total of all participants, those completed the questionnaire, more than half of the respondents (59%) had adequate knowledge and (67%) had good attitude level of antibiotics. There was no significant difference between genders, marital status and occupation of participant's with knowledge level while there was relation with age groups, certificate and specialty of study sample. For attitude level, there was no significant difference between genders, age groups, marital status, certificate and specialty of study sample with attitude level; on the other hand, there was a significant difference with occupation.
In spite of good knowledge level as in general, but there was lacks aware in self-medication with antibiotics that's consider a serious problem requires considerable attention to reduce the risk of antibiotic resistance.
It is very necessary to understanding how to use the antibiotic because personal decisions based on these understandings that lead to decrease the resistance of bacteria to antibiotic.
Antibiotic Use, Self-medication, Drug Resistance
