A patient caregiver survey in Indonesia: Knowledge and perception of antibiotic use and microbial resistance

Journal of Infection and Public Health

Muznah M. Alhabsyi¹  Setiasih²  Lusiana F. Diah³  Nabila A. Adriansyah³  Debora E. Palijama³  Rika Yulia³  Fauna Herawati³  Christina Avanti³  Willyam Gunawan⁴ 

[1] Corresponding author at: Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Surabaya, Jalan Raya Kalirungkut, FF Building, 5th Floor, Surabaya, 60293, Indonesia.;Department of Pharmacology and Clinical Pharmacy, Faculty of Pharmacy, Universitas Indonesia, Depok, 16424, Indonesia;Department of Clinical and Community Pharmacy, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Surabaya, Jalan Raya Kalirungkut, Surabaya, 60293, Indonesia;Department of Psychology, Laboratory for Developmental Psychology, Faculty of Psychology, University of Surabaya, Jalan Raya Kalirungkut, Surabaya, 60293, Indonesia;

关键词: Caregiver;    Knowledge;    Perception;    Belief;    Antibiotic;   

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来源: DOAJ

【 摘 要 】

Background: A successful antibiotic stewardship program depends not only the knowledge and perceptions of healthcare providers but also patients and caregivers. Accordingly, the caregiver will decide to give the medication for their children. This survey was conducted to observe the caregivers’ knowledge and perceptions of antibiotic use and antibiotic resistance; and their relationship. Methods: We developed 14 item questions in a knowledge questionnaire and 30 item questions in a perception questionnaire. The knowledge questionnaire was measured by a Guttman scale, with ‘Yes’ or ‘No’ answers, while the perception questionnaire used a five-point Likert scale. Results: The knowledge about antibiotic resistance is low, while the knowledge about antibiotic administration was the highest score. Caregivers’ perceptions and beliefs about antibiotic use and antibiotic resistance were mostly in the neutral category. The association between knowledge and perceptions about antibiotic use and antibiotic resistance in this study was weak. Conclusions: The caregivers’ knowledge about antibiotic use was identified to be sufficient, particularly, the antibiotic definition (highest score). The caregivers’ belief about antibiotic use and microbial resistance was neutral (3.5–3.7).

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