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Perception of Antimicrobial Use and Antibiotic Resistance amongst Spanish Dental Patients: A Descriptive Cross-Sectional Study

Laura Domínguez-Domínguez
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Pablo Castelo-Baz
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Alberto Cabrera Fernandez
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Daniel Cabanillas-Balsera
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Juan Jose Segura-Egea
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Manuel Pabon-Carrasco
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Jenifer Martin-Gonzalez
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Version 1 : Received: 20 December 2023 / Approved: 21 December 2023 / Online: 21 December 2023 (06:16:00 CET)

How to cite: Domínguez-Domínguez, L.; Castelo-Baz, P.; Fernandez, A.C.; Cabanillas-Balsera, D.; Segura-Egea, J.J.; Pabon-Carrasco, M.; Martin-Gonzalez, J. Perception of Antimicrobial Use and Antibiotic Resistance amongst Spanish Dental Patients: A Descriptive Cross-Sectional Study. Preprints 2023, 2023121614. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202312.1614.v1 Domínguez-Domínguez, L.; Castelo-Baz, P.; Fernandez, A.C.; Cabanillas-Balsera, D.; Segura-Egea, J.J.; Pabon-Carrasco, M.; Martin-Gonzalez, J. Perception of Antimicrobial Use and Antibiotic Resistance amongst Spanish Dental Patients: A Descriptive Cross-Sectional Study. Preprints 2023, 2023121614. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202312.1614.v1

Abstract

The aim of this study was to evaluate patients' knowledge and perception of the use of systemic antibiotics in the treatment of endodontic infections and to determine the possible contribution of patients to the development of bacterial resistance. Five hundred and fifty patients were asked to respond to a survey on the perception of systemic antibiotic use in the treatment of endodontic infections and antibiotic resistance during January 2022 and March 2023. Data were analyzed using descriptive statistics and Pearson's Chi-square test. 514 patients were included in the study, 65.9% of whom were women. While 34.6% of the population studied thought that it was always necessary to take antibiotics prior to endodontics, 49.4% considered that they were necessary after endodontics, regardless of the clinical symptoms (p>0.05). The prevalence of self-medication was 17.3% and women self-medicate more than men, with significant differences (p<0.05), although they have greater knowledge of antibiotic resistance than men (p>0.05). Forty-four percent of the population expect to take antibiotics when faced with dental pain, mainly women (p<0.05). The general population is contributing to the serious problem of bacterial resistance. It is necessary to promote educational strategies focused on the correct use of antibiotics in the community.

Keywords

Antibiotic; antibiotic resistance; patients; automedication

Subject

Public Health and Healthcare, Public Health and Health Services

Copyright: This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.

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