Knowledge and attitudes towards antibiotic usage: a crosssectionalsurvey of Zabol population in ۲۰۱۷

Background and Aim : One of the causes of antibiotic resistance is inappropriate use ofantibiotics. Improper use of antibiotics can be influenced by many factors such as knowledge andattitudes towards antibiotic usage. This study was intended to investigate the level of knowledgeand attitude type about antibiotic use and their correlation in people of Zabol, Iran.Methods : in ۲۰۱۷, as a cross-sectional study, ۱۰۹ persons were included in the study by samplesize calculation and random sampling method. A questionnaire included ۱۳ and ۷ questions wereanswered by target population to assess knowledge and attitudes, respectively, via a ۵-point LikertScale from very strong agreement to very strong disagreement. The level of knowledge (low,medium, high) and the type of attitude (positive, negative) were determined by knowledge andattitude scores. The results were analyzed by descriptive statistics and nonparametric tests such asK-Square, Spearman, Pearson, Mann-Whitney, Kruskal-Wallis using SPSS software withstatistical significance at p <۰.۰۵.Results : The reliability of the questionnaire relevant to knowledge and attitude were ۵۱% and۵۷.۶%, respectively. The level of knowledge of the subjects was low (p <۰.۰۵) and their attitudetype was negative (p <۰.۰۵). The correlation between knowledge level and attitude type waspositive, direct and poor (p> ۰.۰۵).Conclusion : The results of this study indicate the need to change public attitudes and improve thelevel of knowledge of the population about the use of antibiotics.

کلیدواژه ها:

Attitude ، Knowledge ، Antibiotic use ، Zabol