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SURVEY ON ANTIBIOTIC USE STATUS
AND KNOWLEDGE ABOUT ANTIBIOTIC USE OF PEOPLE IN DA NANG CITY
Tran Thi My1*, Hoang Thi Hien1, Lai Thi Ha1, Vo Le Thanh Thuy1,
Nguyen Thi Ngoc Trinh1, Mai Thi Bich Huyen1, Do Thi Thuy Minh1, Tran Cong Huyen Trang2,
Nguyen Thi Thu Trieu3, Vu Thi Thanh Hang4
1Dong A University - 33 Xo Viet Nghe Tinh, Hai Chau Dist, Da Nang City, Vietnam
2Phan Chau Trinh University - 09 Nguyen Gia Thieu, Dien Ngoc, Dien Ban, Quang Nam Province, Vietnam
3Danang University of Medical Technology and Pharmacy - 99 Hung Vuong, Hai Chau Dist, Danang City, Vietnam
4Nam Dinh University of Nursing - 257 Han Thuyen, Nam Dinh City, Nam Dinh Province, Vietnam
Received: 10/12/2024
Revised: 29/12/2024; Accepted: 23/02/2025
ABSTRACT
Objective: To survey the current status of antibiotic use and the level of knowledge regarding
antibiotic use of residents in Da Nang City and detemine the related factors.
Research Subjects and Methods: A cross-sectional description was conducted among 845
household representatives in Da Nang City.
Results: The results showed that most of the participants (55.6%) reported they took antibiotics
within the past year. Among those who used antibiotics, 43.5% claimed that their usage was
following a physician’s prescription, and only 384 people (48.4%) received instructions on how
to use antibiotics. The average score of antibiotic knowledge of people in Da Nang City is 8.87
± 3.15 with 62.6% of residents showing good knowledge about antibiotic use. The findings
also showed that age and marital status are significantly related to the level of knowledge about
antibiotic use. Individuals who follow a physician’s prescription and receive instructions on
antibiotic use are related to better knowledge about antibiotic use.
Conclusion and recommendations: The results show that the proportion of people using
antibiotics appropriately remained low, despite the majority of people having good knowledge
about antibiotic use. Therefore, it is necessary to strengthen health education through programs
to improve knowledge about the proper use of antibiotics for the public.
Keywords: Antibiotics, antibiotic use, knowledge.
*Corresponding author
Email: mytt@donga.edu.vn Phone: (+84) 979809525 Https://doi.org/10.52163/yhc.v66i2.2061
Vietnam Journal of Community Medicine, Vol. 66, No. 2, 158-164