Antibiotic Resistance and Public Knowledge

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Autor(a) principal: Duarte, Ana
Data de Publicação: 2024
Outros Autores: Silva, Gabriela
Tipo de documento: Artigo
Idioma: por
Título da fonte: Repositórios Científicos de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (RCAAP)
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Resumo: The discovery of antibiotics was one of the most landmark discoveries of the twentieth century, but their inappropriate use fostered the development of resistant bacteria, thus becoming a threat to public health. In Portugal, the population’s literacy on this subject is not known, and as such, a study was carried out to assess the knowledge of the population in the central interior region and to assess adherence to antibiotic therapy. The results showed that the main reason for the use of antibiotics is the treatment of diseases of the respiratory tract and that the younger population is the one with the highest level of education, but it is not reflected in health literacy. It was also found that although less than half of the respondents know what antibiotic resistance is, most have a moderate to high level of adherence to antibiotic therapy.Keywords: resistance, antibiotics, therapeutics, pharmaceutical.
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spelling Antibiotic Resistance and Public KnowledgeResistência aos Antibióticos e o Conhecimento da PopulaçãoThe discovery of antibiotics was one of the most landmark discoveries of the twentieth century, but their inappropriate use fostered the development of resistant bacteria, thus becoming a threat to public health. In Portugal, the population’s literacy on this subject is not known, and as such, a study was carried out to assess the knowledge of the population in the central interior region and to assess adherence to antibiotic therapy. The results showed that the main reason for the use of antibiotics is the treatment of diseases of the respiratory tract and that the younger population is the one with the highest level of education, but it is not reflected in health literacy. It was also found that although less than half of the respondents know what antibiotic resistance is, most have a moderate to high level of adherence to antibiotic therapy.Keywords: resistance, antibiotics, therapeutics, pharmaceutical.A descoberta dos antibióticos foi uma das descobertas mais marcantes do século XX, mas a sua utilização inadequada fomentou o desenvolvimento de bactérias resistentes, tornando-se, assim, uma ameaça à saúde pública. Em Portugal não é conhecida a literacia da população sobre esta temática, e como tal, realizou-se um estudo para avaliar os conhecimentos da população da região interior centro e aferir a adesão à antibioterapia. Os resultados demonstraram que o principal motivo da utilização de antibióticos é o tratamento de doenças do trato respiratório e que a população mais jovem é a que tem maior grau de escolaridade, porém, tal não se reflete na literacia em saúde. Apurou-se, ainda, que apesar de menos de metade dos inquiridos, saberem o que é a resistência aos antibióticos, a maioria apresenta um nível moderado a elevado de adesão à antibioterapia. Palavras-chave: resistência, antibióticos, terapêutica, farmacêutico.Acta Farmacêutica Portuguesa2024-12-30info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersioninfo:eu-repo/semantics/articleapplication/pdfhttps://actafarmaceuticaportuguesa.com/index.php/afp/article/view/455Acta Farmacêutica Portuguesa; v. 13 n. 2 (2024): Acta Farmacêutica Portuguesa; 27-392182-3340reponame:Repositórios Científicos de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (RCAAP)instname:FCCN, serviços digitais da FCT – Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologiainstacron:RCAAPporhttps://actafarmaceuticaportuguesa.com/index.php/afp/article/view/455https://actafarmaceuticaportuguesa.com/index.php/afp/article/view/455/331Duarte, AnaSilva, Gabrielainfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess2025-01-03T17:00:20Zoai:ojs.actafarmaceuticaportuguesa.com:article/455Portal AgregadorONGhttps://www.rcaap.pt/oai/openaireinfo@rcaap.ptopendoar:https://opendoar.ac.uk/repository/71602025-05-28T19:20:45.053178Repositórios Científicos de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (RCAAP) - FCCN, serviços digitais da FCT – Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologiafalse
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Resistência aos Antibióticos e o Conhecimento da População
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Duarte, Ana
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author Duarte, Ana
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Silva, Gabriela
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Silva, Gabriela
description The discovery of antibiotics was one of the most landmark discoveries of the twentieth century, but their inappropriate use fostered the development of resistant bacteria, thus becoming a threat to public health. In Portugal, the population’s literacy on this subject is not known, and as such, a study was carried out to assess the knowledge of the population in the central interior region and to assess adherence to antibiotic therapy. The results showed that the main reason for the use of antibiotics is the treatment of diseases of the respiratory tract and that the younger population is the one with the highest level of education, but it is not reflected in health literacy. It was also found that although less than half of the respondents know what antibiotic resistance is, most have a moderate to high level of adherence to antibiotic therapy.Keywords: resistance, antibiotics, therapeutics, pharmaceutical.
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