Consumer awareness of antimicrobal residues in drinking water
This study was conducted to assess the awareness among water consumers in urban and rural areas. In Serbia, Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, North Macedonia, and Montenegro, 505 consumers were surveyed using a structured questionnaire and checklist regarding their awareness of water quality and safe...
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| author | Puvača Nikola Vapa-Tankosić Jelena Ignjatijević Svetlana Carić Marko Soleša Dragan Soleša Katarina |
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| description | This study was conducted to assess the awareness among water consumers in urban and rural areas. In Serbia, Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, North Macedonia, and Montenegro, 505 consumers were surveyed using a structured questionnaire and checklist regarding their awareness of water quality and safety issues. A total of 18.4% of the consumers were not aware of the adverse effects of antimicrobial residues in water, while 8.1% of them were buying antibiotics without a medical prescription. The awareness was significantly influenced (P<0.05) by the consumer's educational level and topographical location. The findings revealed that the majority of the respondents are consuming tap water (52.3%), followed by bottled water (43%) and water from natural sources (4.8%), respectively. The results also revealed that the sources of information regarding antibiotics' effects come mostly from medical doctors (43%) and pharmacologists (10.5%), while around 41% of all information regarding antibiotics comes from scientific literature and social media. Around 50% of the respondents have revealed that in their own country it is very easy to get the antibiotics and other drugs without a medical prescription, even if 47.5% of the respondents indicated that during the COVID-19 pandemic a doctor was available to prescribe therapy to a patient. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-5f9ba3a85f5a4f30a3017611c35aa8cb2023-06-12T11:42:03ZsrpUniversity Business Academy - Faculty of Economics and Engineering Management, Novi Sad, SerbiaEkonomija: teorija i praksa2217-54582620-02282023-01-0116140562217-54582301040PConsumer awareness of antimicrobal residues in drinking waterPuvača Nikola0https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5500-7010Vapa-Tankosić Jelena1https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8062-1154Ignjatijević Svetlana2https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9578-3823Carić Marko3https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5683-3819Soleša Dragan4https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1185-7969Soleša Katarina5University Business Academy in Novi Sad, Faculty of Economics and Engineering Management, Novi Sad, SerbiaUniversity Business Academy in Novi Sad, Faculty of Economics and Engineering Management, Novi Sad, SerbiaUniversity Business Academy in Novi Sad, Faculty of Economics and Engineering Management, Novi Sad, SerbiaUniversity Business Academy in Novi Sad, Faculty of Economics and Engineering Management, Novi Sad, SerbiaUniversity Business Academy in Novi Sad, Faculty of Economics and Engineering Management, Novi Sad, SerbiaUniversity Business Academy in Novi Sad, Faculty of Economics and Engineering Management, Novi Sad, SerbiaThis study was conducted to assess the awareness among water consumers in urban and rural areas. In Serbia, Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, North Macedonia, and Montenegro, 505 consumers were surveyed using a structured questionnaire and checklist regarding their awareness of water quality and safety issues. A total of 18.4% of the consumers were not aware of the adverse effects of antimicrobial residues in water, while 8.1% of them were buying antibiotics without a medical prescription. The awareness was significantly influenced (P<0.05) by the consumer's educational level and topographical location. The findings revealed that the majority of the respondents are consuming tap water (52.3%), followed by bottled water (43%) and water from natural sources (4.8%), respectively. The results also revealed that the sources of information regarding antibiotics' effects come mostly from medical doctors (43%) and pharmacologists (10.5%), while around 41% of all information regarding antibiotics comes from scientific literature and social media. Around 50% of the respondents have revealed that in their own country it is very easy to get the antibiotics and other drugs without a medical prescription, even if 47.5% of the respondents indicated that during the COVID-19 pandemic a doctor was available to prescribe therapy to a patient.https://scindeks-clanci.ceon.rs/data/pdf/2217-5458/2023/2217-54582301040P.pdfconsumer awarenesstap waterbottled wateramrantibiotics |
| spellingShingle | Puvača Nikola Vapa-Tankosić Jelena Ignjatijević Svetlana Carić Marko Soleša Dragan Soleša Katarina Consumer awareness of antimicrobal residues in drinking water Ekonomija: teorija i praksa consumer awareness tap water bottled water amr antibiotics |
| title | Consumer awareness of antimicrobal residues in drinking water |
| title_full | Consumer awareness of antimicrobal residues in drinking water |
| title_fullStr | Consumer awareness of antimicrobal residues in drinking water |
| title_full_unstemmed | Consumer awareness of antimicrobal residues in drinking water |
| title_short | Consumer awareness of antimicrobal residues in drinking water |
| title_sort | consumer awareness of antimicrobal residues in drinking water |
| topic | consumer awareness tap water bottled water amr antibiotics |
| url | https://scindeks-clanci.ceon.rs/data/pdf/2217-5458/2023/2217-54582301040P.pdf |
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