Antibiotic Abuse Patterns: Medical Field And Population-Based Survey In Gharbia Governorate, Egypt
试验速览
- 阶段
- 不适用
- 状态
- 招募中
- 发起方
- 入组人数
- 1,000
- 试验地点
- 1
- 主要终点
- prevalence of antibiotic abuse
研究概览
简要总结
Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) represents a serious problem described by the World Health Organization (WHO) as "a global public health concern". Research from around the globe indicates high rates of practices related to injudicious use of antibiotics as leftover antibiotics, antibiotic non-adherence, the pressure made by patients who request antibiotics from clinicians, unwarranted provision of antibiotics by physicians and pharmacists, antibiotic abuse and misuse in the form of overuse or underuse.
Moreover, many patients believe they have the right to self-prescribe an antibiotic or get one from friends and family. About 50% of antibiotic use is done improperly using the wrong agent, dose, or duration.
In Egypt, antibiotic misuse and overuse led to a high prevalence of multidrug-resistant (MDR) bacteria among the population.
The current work aims to assess the prevalence of antibiotic abuse among medical field professionals and the public and understand the factors leading to antibiotic misuse, thus evaluating awareness levels regarding antibiotic resistance.
详细描述
This scientific research will be done by a collaboration of both the Tropical Medicine Department and the Public Health Department, at Tanta University Hospital as a cross-sectional study using a digital and written questionnaire, this questionnaire will target medical field professionals and the public in Gharbia governorate.
Type of study:
Prospective, cross-sectional survey.
Duration of study:
The study will be carried out from May 2024 to August 2024 or until the target number is reached.
研究设计
- 研究类型
- Observational
- 观察模型
- Ecologic Or Community
- 时间视角
- Cross Sectional
入排标准
- 年龄范围
- 18 Years 至 —（Adult, Older Adult）
- 性别
- All
- 接受健康志愿者
- 是
入选标准
- •All medical field professionals and students with any specialty can participate in the survey
- •Population more than 18 years old
- •Parents of children less than 18 years old.
排除标准
- •Participants outside the Gharbia governorate.
- •Unwilling to participate
结局指标
主要结局
prevalence of antibiotic abuse
时间窗: till August 2024
using a questionnaire to assess prevalence of antibiotic abuse among both medical field professionals and the public.
次要结局
- factors leading to antibiotic misuse(till August 2024)
- awareness of antibiotic resistance(till August 2024)
研究者
Rania Mamdouh Elkafoury
Sponsor-Investigator
Tanta University