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Self Medication with Antibiotics in Lattakia City

التداوي الذاتي بالصادات الحيوية في مدينة اللاذقية

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 Publication date 2015
  fields Pharmacy
and research's language is العربية
 Created by Shamra Editor




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Self-medication with antibiotics is a worldwide problem and led to several problems such as antimicrobial resistance. A descriptive cross-sectional questionnaire-based study was conducted in Latakia city. Among 259 participants, 204(78.8%) reported antibiotics self-medication within past one year. Respiratory problems such as common cold were the main indication for self-medication with antibiotics (62.9%) and amoxicillin+ clavulanic acid was the most antibiotic commonly used (35.37%). The results of this study confirm that self-medication with antibiotics is a frequent problem in Latakia city.


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تتناول هذه الدراسة مشكلة التداوي الذاتي بالصادات الحيوية في مدينة اللاذقية، وهي مشكلة عالمية تؤدي إلى مقاومة الميكروبات للصادات الحيوية. أجريت الدراسة باستخدام استبيان شمل 259 مشاركًا، حيث تبين أن 78.8% منهم يتناولون الصادات الحيوية دون استشارة طبية. كانت الأمراض التنفسية السبب الأكثر شيوعًا لتناول الصادات الحيوية بنسبة 62.9%، وكان الأموكسيسيللين + الكلافولانيك أسيد (أوغمنتين) هو الصاد الحيوي الأكثر استخدامًا بنسبة 35.37%. تؤكد نتائج الدراسة انتشار ظاهرة التداوي الذاتي بالصادات الحيوية في اللاذقية، مما يستدعي تدخل الجهات المسؤولة للحد من هذه الظاهرة وتجنب الأخطار الناجمة عنها.
Critical review
دراسة نقدية: تعتبر هذه الدراسة مهمة جدًا في تسليط الضوء على مشكلة التداوي الذاتي بالصادات الحيوية في مدينة اللاذقية. ومع ذلك، يمكن توجيه بعض الانتقادات البناءة. أولاً، كان من الممكن توسيع نطاق الدراسة لتشمل مناطق أخرى في سوريا للحصول على صورة أشمل عن المشكلة. ثانيًا، لم تتناول الدراسة بشكل كافٍ الأسباب النفسية والاجتماعية التي تدفع الأفراد إلى التداوي الذاتي. ثالثًا، كان من الممكن تقديم توصيات أكثر تفصيلًا حول كيفية تحسين الوعي الصحي بين المواطنين وتقليل الاعتماد على الصادات الحيوية دون وصفة طبية. على الرغم من هذه النقاط، فإن الدراسة تقدم معلومات قيمة وتساهم في فهم أعمق لهذه المشكلة الصحية.
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  1. ما هي نسبة الأشخاص الذين يتناولون الصادات الحيوية دون استشارة طبية في مدينة اللاذقية؟

    78.8% من المشاركين في الدراسة يتناولون الصادات الحيوية دون استشارة طبية.

  2. ما هو السبب الأكثر شيوعًا لتناول الصادات الحيوية دون وصفة طبية؟

    الأمراض التنفسية مثل نزلات البرد والتهاب البلعوم كانت السبب الأكثر شيوعًا بنسبة 62.9%.

  3. ما هو الصاد الحيوي الأكثر استخدامًا في التداوي الذاتي في اللاذقية؟

    الأموكسيسيللين + الكلافولانيك أسيد (أوغمنتين) هو الصاد الحيوي الأكثر استخدامًا بنسبة 35.37%.

  4. ما هي التوصيات التي قدمتها الدراسة للحد من ظاهرة التداوي الذاتي بالصادات الحيوية؟

    أوصت الدراسة بضرورة توعية الناس عبر برامج إعلامية وتثقيفية، وتوجيه الأخصائيين لتوعية المرضى حول أهمية إكمال مدة العلاج بالصادات الحيوية وعدم استخدامها دون استشارة طبية.


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