%0 Journal Article
%T Assessment of General Public¡¯s Knowledge and Opinions towards Antibiotic Use and Bacterial Resistance: A Cross-Sectional Study in an Urban Setting, Rufisque, Senegal
%A Adama Faye
%A Anta Tal-Dia
%A Djibril Fall
%A Ibrahima Seck
%A Mamadou Makhtar Mbacke L¨¨ye
%A Mayassine Diongue
%A Mouhamad Mbodji
%A Nd¨¨ye Mar¨¨me Sougou
%A Oumar Bassoum
%J Archive of "Pharmacy: Journal of Pharmacy Education and Practice".
%D 2018
%R 10.3390/pharmacy6040103
%X Background: Bacterial resistance is a major public health problem worldwide. One solution to this scourge is to sensitize the general public on rational use of antibiotics. Our goal was to assess people¡¯s knowledge and opinions about antibiotic use and bacterial resistance in an urban setting. Method: We performed a cross-sectional study. A convenience sampling was done. A questionnaire was administered to 400 persons during face-to-face interviews. Results: Most respondents thought that antibiotics are effective against colds/flu (69.8%), cough (72.3%) and sore throat (64.4%). At the same time, 42.8% stated that antibiotic therapy can be stopped as soon as the symptoms disappear. Only 8.8% and 41.8% of people knew that handwashing and vaccination prevented bacterial resistance. Globally, 7% of people had a good knowledge. Socio-demographic variables were not associated with the level of knowledge. The main sources of information were entourage and pharmacy staff. Regarding the opinions, 78.3% of surveyed participants the people thought that that people overuse antibiotics. Additionally, 28% said that they have no role to play against bacterial resistance. Conclusion: People living in an urban setting had a low knowledge about antibiotic use and bacterial resistance. There is a need to implement awareness campaigns. Further studies on population practices toward antibiotic use are necessary
%K knowledge
%K opinions
%K general public
%K antibiotic use
%K bacterial resistance
%K Rufisque
%K Senegal
%U https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6306938/