Knowledge, attitudes, and practices related to COVID‐19 infection, related behavior, antibiotics usage, and resistance among Syrian population: A cross‐sectional study
Abstract Background and Aims Antibiotic resistance is seen as a worldwide health risk as a result of the overuse of antibiotics. Many countries noted that antibiotic usage was high during the COVID‐19 pandemic. The purpose of this study is to evaluate Syrians' knowledge, attitudes, and practice...
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| author | Sarya Swed Sheikh Shoib Mohammad B. Almoshantaf Walaa Hasan Yomna E. Dean Yousef Tanas Haidara Bohsas Hidar Alibrahim Mohammad M. Hasan Weaam Ezzdean Hazem S. Ghaith Lina T. Khairy Agyad Bakkour Ali Hadi Hussein Muwaili Fatima A. A. Abdelmajid Mhd K. Albuni Elias Battikh Dhuha Hadi Hussein Muwaili Rima Qattea Karam R. Motawea Bisher Sawaf Nashaat Kamal Hamdy Elkalagi Safaa M. A. Ahmed Hani Aiash & Data Collection Group |
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| description | Abstract Background and Aims Antibiotic resistance is seen as a worldwide health risk as a result of the overuse of antibiotics. Many countries noted that antibiotic usage was high during the COVID‐19 pandemic. The purpose of this study is to evaluate Syrians' knowledge, attitudes, and practice about the use of antibiotics and antibiotic resistance during the COVID‐19 epidemic. Methods A cross‐sectional study was conducted using an online questionnaire to collect the data from the Syrian population from February 5 to March 4, 2022. Syrians 18 years or older all over the world were able to participate in this study. A convenience snowball sampling method was used. SPSS version 20.0 was used to analyze the data. To examine the results, binominal logistic regression was used. Statistical significance was defined as a p < 0.05. Results Out of 2406 respondents, 60.2% knew that transmission of COVID‐19 could occur even if the patient has not developed any symptoms, and 91.6% were able to recognize the main clinical symptoms of COVID‐19. There was a statistically significant difference between male and female knowledge of COVID‐19 (p = 0.002), with males having 3.78 ± 2.1 (2.7–3.87) and females scoring 3.93 ± 2.3 (3.7–4.1). Newly graduated students have more knowledge of COVID‐19 than other subtypes of Job (p = 0.0001), and those with medical practice are more knowledgeable than those without (p = 0.0001). Only 16.6% answered that taking antibiotics would not speed up the recovery from all the infections. 65.3% answered correctly that misuse of antibiotics could cause antibiotic resistance. Conclusion Our study concluded that the Syrian population demonstrated good knowledge of COVID‐19 and moderate acceptance of the new norm. Knowledge regarding antibiotic use and resistance and practice of preventive measures was poor, which can encourage the health authorities to develop community education programs to increase public awareness of the usage of antibiotics and safety protocols during the COVID‐19 pandemic. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-ba9dd9ae0808473ba1c80b19bb7ae5802023-07-26T04:31:47ZengWileyHealth Science Reports2398-88352022-11-0156n/an/a10.1002/hsr2.833Knowledge, attitudes, and practices related to COVID‐19 infection, related behavior, antibiotics usage, and resistance among Syrian population: A cross‐sectional studySarya Swed0Sheikh Shoib1Mohammad B. Almoshantaf2Walaa Hasan3Yomna E. Dean4Yousef Tanas5Haidara Bohsas6Hidar Alibrahim7Mohammad M. Hasan8Weaam Ezzdean9Hazem S. Ghaith10Lina T. Khairy11Agyad Bakkour12Ali Hadi Hussein Muwaili13Fatima A. A. Abdelmajid14Mhd K. Albuni15Elias Battikh16Dhuha Hadi Hussein Muwaili17Rima Qattea18Karam R. Motawea19Bisher Sawaf20Nashaat Kamal Hamdy Elkalagi21Safaa M. A. Ahmed22Hani Aiash23& Data Collection GroupFaculty of Medicine Aleppo University Aleppo SyriaDepartment of Psychiatry Jawahar Lal Nerhu Memorial Hospital (JLNMH) Srinagar IndiaDepartment of Neurosurgery Ibn Al‐Nafess Hospital Damascus SyriaClinical Oncology and Nuclear Medicine Suez Canal EgyptFaculty of Medicine Alexandria University Alexandria EgyptFaculty of Medicine Alexandria University Alexandria EgyptFaculty of Medicine Aleppo University Aleppo SyriaFaculty of Medicine Aleppo University Aleppo SyriaDepartment of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Faculty of Life Science Mawlana Bhashani Science and Technology University Tangail BangladeshDepartment of Urology Ibn Al‐Nafees Hospital Damascus SyriaFaculty of Medicine Al‐Azhar University Cairo EgyptGeneral Practitioner The National Ribat University Al‐Ribat SudanFaculty of Medicine Albaath University Homs SyriaGeneral Practitioner Ivano‐Frankovsk National Medical University Ivano‐Frankivsk Oblast UkraineGeneral Practitioner University of Medical Sciences and Technology Khartoum SudanDepartment of Internal Medicine Damascus University Damascus SyriaDepartment of Internal Medicine Damascus University Damascus SyriaGeneral Practitioner Ivano‐Frankovsk National Medical University Ivano‐Frankivsk Oblast UkraineFaculty of Medicine Albaath University Homs SyriaFaculty of Medicine Alexandria University Alexandria EgyptDepartment of Internal Medicine Syrian Private University Damascus SyriaInternal Medicine and Tropical Medicine at Faculty of Medicine Al Arish University Al Arish EgyptFaculty of Medicine Shendi University Shendi SudanCardiovascular Perfusion, Medicine, Surgery Upstate Medical University Syracuse New York USAAbstract Background and Aims Antibiotic resistance is seen as a worldwide health risk as a result of the overuse of antibiotics. Many countries noted that antibiotic usage was high during the COVID‐19 pandemic. The purpose of this study is to evaluate Syrians' knowledge, attitudes, and practice about the use of antibiotics and antibiotic resistance during the COVID‐19 epidemic. Methods A cross‐sectional study was conducted using an online questionnaire to collect the data from the Syrian population from February 5 to March 4, 2022. Syrians 18 years or older all over the world were able to participate in this study. A convenience snowball sampling method was used. SPSS version 20.0 was used to analyze the data. To examine the results, binominal logistic regression was used. Statistical significance was defined as a p < 0.05. Results Out of 2406 respondents, 60.2% knew that transmission of COVID‐19 could occur even if the patient has not developed any symptoms, and 91.6% were able to recognize the main clinical symptoms of COVID‐19. There was a statistically significant difference between male and female knowledge of COVID‐19 (p = 0.002), with males having 3.78 ± 2.1 (2.7–3.87) and females scoring 3.93 ± 2.3 (3.7–4.1). Newly graduated students have more knowledge of COVID‐19 than other subtypes of Job (p = 0.0001), and those with medical practice are more knowledgeable than those without (p = 0.0001). Only 16.6% answered that taking antibiotics would not speed up the recovery from all the infections. 65.3% answered correctly that misuse of antibiotics could cause antibiotic resistance. Conclusion Our study concluded that the Syrian population demonstrated good knowledge of COVID‐19 and moderate acceptance of the new norm. Knowledge regarding antibiotic use and resistance and practice of preventive measures was poor, which can encourage the health authorities to develop community education programs to increase public awareness of the usage of antibiotics and safety protocols during the COVID‐19 pandemic.https://doi.org/10.1002/hsr2.833antibiotics assistanceCOVID19KAPSyria |
| spellingShingle | Sarya Swed Sheikh Shoib Mohammad B. Almoshantaf Walaa Hasan Yomna E. Dean Yousef Tanas Haidara Bohsas Hidar Alibrahim Mohammad M. Hasan Weaam Ezzdean Hazem S. Ghaith Lina T. Khairy Agyad Bakkour Ali Hadi Hussein Muwaili Fatima A. A. Abdelmajid Mhd K. Albuni Elias Battikh Dhuha Hadi Hussein Muwaili Rima Qattea Karam R. Motawea Bisher Sawaf Nashaat Kamal Hamdy Elkalagi Safaa M. A. Ahmed Hani Aiash & Data Collection Group Knowledge, attitudes, and practices related to COVID‐19 infection, related behavior, antibiotics usage, and resistance among Syrian population: A cross‐sectional study Health Science Reports antibiotics assistance COVID19 KAP Syria |
| title | Knowledge, attitudes, and practices related to COVID‐19 infection, related behavior, antibiotics usage, and resistance among Syrian population: A cross‐sectional study |
| title_full | Knowledge, attitudes, and practices related to COVID‐19 infection, related behavior, antibiotics usage, and resistance among Syrian population: A cross‐sectional study |
| title_fullStr | Knowledge, attitudes, and practices related to COVID‐19 infection, related behavior, antibiotics usage, and resistance among Syrian population: A cross‐sectional study |
| title_full_unstemmed | Knowledge, attitudes, and practices related to COVID‐19 infection, related behavior, antibiotics usage, and resistance among Syrian population: A cross‐sectional study |
| title_short | Knowledge, attitudes, and practices related to COVID‐19 infection, related behavior, antibiotics usage, and resistance among Syrian population: A cross‐sectional study |
| title_sort | knowledge attitudes and practices related to covid 19 infection related behavior antibiotics usage and resistance among syrian population a cross sectional study |
| topic | antibiotics assistance COVID19 KAP Syria |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1002/hsr2.833 |
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