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Why patients want to take or refuse to take antibiotics: an inventory of motives.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Inappropriate use of antibiotics is a worldwide issue. In order to help public health institutions and each particular physician to change patterns of consumption among patients, it is important to understand better the reasons why people accept to take or refuse to take the antibiotic drugs. This study explored the motives people give for taking or refusing to take antibiotics.

Methods

Four hundred eighteen adults filled out a 60-item questionnaire that consisted of assertions referring to reasons for which the person had taken antibiotics in the past and a 70-item questionnaire that listed reasons for which the person had sometimes refused to take antibiotics.

Results

A six-factor structure of motives to take antibiotics was found: Appropriate Prescription, Protective Device, Enjoyment (antibiotics as a quick fix allowing someone to go out), Others' Pressure, Work Imperative, and Personal Autonomy. A four-factor structure of motives not to take antibiotics was found: Secondary Gain (through prolonged illness), Bacterial Resistance, Self-defense (the body is able to defend itself) and Lack of trust. Scores on these factors were related to participants' demographics and previous experience with antibiotics.

Conclusion

Although people are generally willing to follow their physician's prescription of antibiotics, a notable proportion of them report adopting behaviors that are beneficial to micro-organisms and, as a result, potentially detrimental to humans.

SUBMITTER: Bagnulo A

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6487028 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Why patients want to take or refuse to take antibiotics: an inventory of motives.

Bagnulo Adriana A Muñoz Sastre Maria-Teresa MT Kpanake Lonzozou L Sorum Paul Clay PC Mullet Etienne E

BMC public health 20190427 1

<h4>Background</h4>Inappropriate use of antibiotics is a worldwide issue. In order to help public health institutions and each particular physician to change patterns of consumption among patients, it is important to understand better the reasons why people accept to take or refuse to take the antibiotic drugs. This study explored the motives people give for taking or refusing to take antibiotics.<h4>Methods</h4>Four hundred eighteen adults filled out a 60-item questionnaire that consisted of as ...[more]

PMID: 31029110

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Why patients want to take or refuse to take antibiotics: an inventory of motives.

Background

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Why patients want to take or refuse to take antibiotics: an inventory of motives.

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