Prevalence and related factors of non-adherence to antibiotics among the general public: a cross-sectional study in China

This study aims to assess the prevalence and associated factors of non-adherence to antibiotics (NAA) during COVID-19. A cross-sectional study was conducted from 28 October 2022 to 6 November 2022. A structured questionnaire was widely distributed on an online survey platform. Of the 8664 respondents, 7730 were included in the final analysis. Logistic regression analysis was used to examine the associated factors of NAA. Of the 7730 participants, 17.83% reported antibiotic use in the past month, of which 53.05% had NAA. Those who aged over 60 years old, perceived their economy as good, had moderate or good antibiotic knowledge, and with high convenience to medical services and medicines were less likely to NAA (p p  The prevalence of NAA remains at high levels in the general public. Targeted health education needs to be conducted in communities, pharmacies and health facilities to overcome misconceptions about antibiotics and to encourage people to seek formal medical care when ill, in order to improve public adherence to antibiotics.</p

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Prevalence of antibiotic self-medication behavior and related factors among children aged 0 to 5 years

Background: Self-medication behavior has great adverse effects on children. The aims of this study were to assess the prevalence of self-medication with antibiotics (SMA) among children aged 0–5 years and explore the related factors. Methods: A cross-sectional survey was conducted from 1 July 2019 to 31 July 2019 in Wuhan, Hubei Province (Central China). A structured questionnaire was used to collect data from 1188 parents of children aged 0–5 years on sociodemographic characteristics, SMA among children, antibiotic knowledge and health beliefs of SMA. Results: Of the 1188 participants, 14.32% had self-medicated their children with antibiotics in the past 6 months. The higher the degree of perceived threat (OR = 0.94, 95%CI: 0.89–1.00) and self-efficacy (OR = 0.94, 95%CI: 0.89–0.98), the less likely parents were to self-medicate their children. On the contrary, the higher the degree of perceived barriers, the more likely parents were to self-medicate their children with antibiotics (OR = 1.058, 95%CI: 1.01–1.11). Conclusions: Health beliefs of parents were significantly associated with SMA among children. In addition to extensive health education, the Chinese government should also improve the accessibility and quality of health services to reduce the barriers of parental behavior change.</p

Table_1_Effort-Reward Imbalance in Emergency Department Physicians: Prevalence and Associated Factors.DOCX

ObjectivesTo examine the prevalence of effort-reward imbalance and explore its associated factors among emergency department physicians in China.MethodsA cross-sectional survey was conducted in the Chinese emergency department in 2018. A total of 10,457 emergency department physicians completed a structured questionnaire containing demographic characteristics, work-related data, and effort-reward imbalance scale. All the data were analyzed using descriptive analysis and stepwise logistic regression.ResultsThe prevalence of effort-reward imbalance was 78.39% among emergency department physicians in China. The results showed that the male emergency department physicians with a bachelor's degree, an intermediate title, long years of service, a high frequency of night shift, and who suffered workplace violence were at a higher risk of effort-reward imbalance. In contrast, physicians with higher monthly income and perceived adequate staff were associated with a lower risk of effort-reward imbalance.ConclusionsThe situation of effort-reward imbalance was serious among emergency department physicians in China. Administrators should pay more attention to key groups and take measures from the perspectives of effort and reward to improve the effort-reward imbalance in emergency department physicians.</p

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Additional file 3: Table S3. of Antimicrobial resistance in Neisseria gonorrhoeae in China: a meta-analysis

Antimicrobial resistance rate of Neisseria Gonorrhoeae isolates. (DOCX 24 kb