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A statistical study on awareness of antibiotic resistance among the general population

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Title A statistical study on awareness of antibiotic resistance among the general population
 
Creator Khan, Rabiya Tabbassum
Bhardwaj, Mansavi
Kailoo, Swadha
Khajuria, Ridhima
Rasool, Shafaq
 
Subject Antibiotics
Antibiotic resistance
Awareness Campaigns
GAP-AMR
GLASS
 
Description 504-509
Managing antibiotic resistance is a complex and multifaceted
task. The Global Action Plan on Antimicrobial Resistance
(GAP-AMR) and Global Antimicrobial Resistance and Use
Surveillance System (GLASS), accepted by the WHO in 2015,
has featured generating awareness of antibiotic resistance in the
general population as well as health practitioners and
professionals as one of its five key strategy points for the
containment of antibiotic resistance dissemination. Survey studies,
assessing the general population's awareness of antibiotics and
antibiotic resistance, will help in better policy and infrastructure
design, identify factors contributing to lack of understanding,
and develop more effective awareness generation methods
accordingly. In our study, we concluded that the majority of the
sample population has little to no knowledge of appropriate
antibiotic usage, antibiotic resistance, and repercussions of misuse
of antibiotics and antibiotic resistance irrespective of being
educated. The majority of the studied population is using
antibiotics irresponsibly. Even if the studied population has access
to digital technology and information on the appropriate use of
antibiotics and antibiotic resistance on digital platforms, the
studied group still lacks appropriate antibiotic use awareness, and
the awareness of antibiotic resistance and its repercussions. Thus,
we concluded that it is essential to organize regular physical
awareness campaigns at the local level to develop consciousness
around appropriate antibiotic use and antibiotic resistance to
mitigate the risk of dissemination of antibiotic resistance.
 
Date 2024-07-29T09:30:35Z
2024-07-29T09:30:35Z
2024-07
 
Type Article
 
Identifier 0975-0959 (Online); 0301-1208 (Print)
http://nopr.niscpr.res.in/handle/123456789/64284
https://doi.org/10.56042/ijbb.v61i8.8244
 
Language en
 
Publisher NIScPR-CSIR,India
 
Source IJBB Vol.61(08) [August 2024]