%0 Journal Article
%T Antibiotic knowledge and self-care for acute respiratory tract infections in Mexico
%A Gonzales
%A Ralph
%A L¨®pez-Caudana
%A Alma Ethelia
%A Gonz¨˘lez-Flores
%A Tulia
%A Jayanthan
%A Janaki
%A Corbett
%A Kitty K.
%A Reyes-Morales
%A Hortensia
%J Salud P¨˛blica de M¨¦xico
%D 2012
%I Instituto Nacional de Salud P¨˛blica
%R 10.1590/S0036-36342012000200011
%X objective: to examine knowledge of and self-treatment with antibiotics among medically-insured adults in mexico. materials and methods: we conducted a cross-sectional, interviewer-administered survey among 101 adult patients seeking care for acute respiratory tract infections in a family medicine clinic in mexico. knowledge scores were calculated as a composite of correct, incorrect and don't know responses. factors associated with antibiotic knowledge and antibiotic self-treatment were explored with bivariate analyses. results: 47% of participants were taking antibiotics prior to the visit, 20% were self-treating. antibiotic knowledge was highly variable. many participants believed common non-antibiotic treatments for colds and coughs were antibiotics, such as ambroxol (45%), desenfriol (45%) and paracetamol (44%). older participants (>40 years) had better knowledge scores. discussion: self-treatment with and misperceptions about antibiotics are common among medically insured adults seeking medical attention in mexico.
%K antibiotics
%K respiratory tract infections
%K self-care
%K mexico.
%U http://www.scielosp.org/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&pid=S0036-36342012000200011&lng=en&nrm=iso&tlng=en