Introduction: The use of antibiotics has become an important
issue in the world that caution should be taken when using these antibiotics,
the most important issue that result from misuse of antibiotics is antibiotic
resistance and other side effects, different studies found that Knowledge,
Attitude and Practice (KAP) of mothers might affect antibiotic uses, also other
variable such as demographic data may cause antibiotic overuse and lead to
other consequences.
Aim: this study aim to assess (KAP) of mothers regarding antibiotic uses.
Methods: Descriptive analytical quantitative study was conducted using simple
random method to select the sample; the sample size was 300 participants
selected from primary health care centers, approximately (20-25%) of the sample
were taken from (UNRWA) centers and the rest of the sample from governmental
centers.
Results: After analyzing the data on SPSS, the result showed that there was a
significant relationship between level of knowledge and practice (p-value =
0.00), 51.7% of participants have been evaluated having poor level of
knowledge, no significant relationship between level of practice and attitude
(p-value=0.637), 72.2% of participants less than 20 years old having poor level
of knowledge and the result showed that there is a significant relationship
between level of knowledge and age. Comparing with attitude and other
demographic data (place, level of education and income) the results showed that
there is no significant relationship between level of knowledge and these
variables.
Conclusion: Knowledge, practice and age affect antibiotic uses and there was
association between them, regarding to attitude (60%) of participants have
positive attitude and the results showed that attitude didn't affect antibiotic
uses. based on this results mothers are in need to increase their awareness and
knowledge about antibiotic through health education courses.
Key word: Antibiotic, Antibiotic uses, KAP, Antibiotic resistance, Antibiotic
overuse.
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