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Published on: August 30, 2018
The first survey about the antibiotic usage in the Republic of Macedonia
Golubinka Bosevska1, Nikola Panovski, Gordana Kuzmanovska
1Institute of Public Health of the Republic of Macedonia, Macedonia. golubinka@yahoo.com
Abstract:
Development of antibiotic resistance represents a major global and Macedonian public health problem. To assess the opinion and knowledge of the citizens of Macedonia about the usage of antibiotics, voluntary and anonymous survey was realized. A total of 239 persons (age 10-67 years) were interviewed. Following information was obtained: 73.64% get antibiotics with a medical prescription; and 87.03% receiving the antibiotic on time, dosage and prescribed duration. When asked about knowledge about antibiotics, 38% of the interviewed persons gave the right answer, 43.1% of respondents made false statements that antibiotics are effective against viral infections and 25.52% did not express any opinion.
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