Antibiotic use, knowledge and health literacy among the general population in Berlin, Germany and its surrounding rural areas.

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    • Source:
      Publisher: Public Library of Science Country of Publication: United States NLM ID: 101285081 Publication Model: eCollection Cited Medium: Internet ISSN: 1932-6203 (Electronic) Linking ISSN: 19326203 NLM ISO Abbreviation: PLoS One Subsets: MEDLINE
    • Publication Information:
      Original Publication: San Francisco, CA : Public Library of Science
    • Subject Terms:
      Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice* ; Health Literacy*; Anti-Bacterial Agents/*therapeutic use; Adult ; Age Factors ; Aged ; Aged, 80 and over ; Berlin ; Cross-Sectional Studies ; Educational Status ; Humans ; Interviews as Topic ; Logistic Models ; Middle Aged ; Multivariate Analysis ; Rural Population ; Suburban Population ; Urban Population ; Vulnerable Populations
    • Abstract:
      Objectives: Knowledge concerning antibiotic use in the general population is insufficient. The way health literacy is related to antibiotic use aside from knowledge needs further investigation. Our aim was to compare the levels of knowledge of antibiotics and health literacy in individuals who had taken antibiotics in recent years compared with those who not had taken antibiotics.
      Methods: A population-based cross-sectional survey of 2,000 individuals aged 35 and older from Berlin, Germany and its surrounding rural and suburban areas (response rate 59%) with strata urban/rural, sex, age, and education. Computer-assisted personal interviews were conducted by external, trained interviewers during home visits. Knowledge, health literacy, and antibiotic use were assessed using standardized questionnaires.
      Results: In all, 33.3% (666/2,000) of the participants indicated having had an antimicrobial therapy during the previous 12 months. Adjusting for sex, age, educational level and health literacy, individuals with four correct answers regarding antibiotics were 1.70 times and those with three correct answers 1.94 more likely to have had a history of recent antibiotic use than those who did not have any correct answers. Individuals with sufficient health literacy were 0.57 times less likely to have had a recent history of antibiotic use than individuals with insufficient health literacy.
      Conclusion: Patients who have used antibiotics might have more knowledge as a result of their recent involvement with the topic of antibiotic use; health literacy may be a preventive mechanism to use antibiotics more critically. Besides improving the health knowledge of the general population and of vulnerable groups such as patients with low levels of health literacy, intervention strategies should focus on providers as well.
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    • Accession Number:
      0 (Anti-Bacterial Agents)
    • Publication Date:
      Date Created: 20180224 Date Completed: 20180612 Latest Revision: 20181113
    • Publication Date:
      20240105
    • Accession Number:
      PMC5825110
    • Accession Number:
      10.1371/journal.pone.0193336
    • Accession Number:
      29474470