Trends in antibiotic self-medication for dental pathologies among patients in the Dominican Republic: A cross-sectional study

The World Health Organisation has warned of the increase in antibiotic resistance, estimating that by 2050 it could become the leading cause of death worldwide. Several studies and literature reviews show a correlation between antibiotic use and bacterial resistance, with unnecessary broad-spectrum...

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Autores: Aragoneses Lamas, Juan Manuel, Aragoneses Sánchez, Javier, Rodríguez, Cinthia, Algar Pinilla, Juan, Suárez García, Ana
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Fecha de publicación:2021
País:España
Institución:Universidad Europea (UEM)
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Palabra clave:Habitos de Consumo de Medicamentos
Odontología
República Dominicana
Tratamiento médico
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spelling Trends in antibiotic self-medication for dental pathologies among patients in the Dominican Republic: A cross-sectional studyAragoneses Lamas, Juan ManuelAragoneses Sánchez, JavierRodríguez, CinthiaAlgar Pinilla, JuanSuárez García, AnaHabitos de Consumo de MedicamentosOdontologíaRepública DominicanaOdontologíaRepública DominicanaTratamiento médicoThe World Health Organisation has warned of the increase in antibiotic resistance, estimating that by 2050 it could become the leading cause of death worldwide. Several studies and literature reviews show a correlation between antibiotic use and bacterial resistance, with unnecessary broad-spectrum antibiotics, such as amoxicillin/clavulanic acid and azithromycin, being one of the main causative factors. An interview-based survey of 2160 participants was conducted to assess the prevalence in the practice of self-medication with antibiotics among dental patients in the Dominican Republic. A series of open-ended questions regarding self-medication and class of antibiotics were put to the patients. Over a third of the study population (39.7%) admitted to the practice of antibiotic self-medication. Most of the respondents (58.4%) who indulged in self-medication were females, and it was prevalent in the older adults between 32–42 years old (36%). There was a negative correlation between age and self-medication practice (p < 0.001) observed with point biserial correlation test. Binary logistic regression analysis found an odds ratio of 0.97 (p < 0.001). The most consumed antibiotics were amoxicillin/clavulanic acid (52%), amoxicillin (31.1%), and azithromycin (10.1%). It is imperative to educate patients about the harmful effects of self-medication and to stress the need for governments to implement stricter laws on non-prescription drug availability.20242024-10-0720212021-01-0120212021-01-01journal articlehttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_6501info:eu-repo/semantics/articleapplication/pdfhttp://hdl.handle.net/11268/13120reponame:ABACUS. Repositorio de Producción Científicainstname:Universidad Europea (UEM)Inglésengopen accesshttp://purl.org/coar/access_right/c_abf2Attribution 4.0 Internationalhttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessoai:abacus.universidadeuropea.com:11268/131202026-06-11T12:41:27Z
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Trends in antibiotic self-medication for dental pathologies among patients in the Dominican Republic: A cross-sectional study
title Trends in antibiotic self-medication for dental pathologies among patients in the Dominican Republic: A cross-sectional study
spellingShingle Trends in antibiotic self-medication for dental pathologies among patients in the Dominican Republic: A cross-sectional study
Aragoneses Lamas, Juan Manuel
Habitos de Consumo de Medicamentos
Odontología
República Dominicana
Odontología
República Dominicana
Tratamiento médico
title_short Trends in antibiotic self-medication for dental pathologies among patients in the Dominican Republic: A cross-sectional study
title_full Trends in antibiotic self-medication for dental pathologies among patients in the Dominican Republic: A cross-sectional study
title_fullStr Trends in antibiotic self-medication for dental pathologies among patients in the Dominican Republic: A cross-sectional study
title_full_unstemmed Trends in antibiotic self-medication for dental pathologies among patients in the Dominican Republic: A cross-sectional study
title_sort Trends in antibiotic self-medication for dental pathologies among patients in the Dominican Republic: A cross-sectional study
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Aragoneses Lamas, Juan Manuel
Aragoneses Sánchez, Javier
Rodríguez, Cinthia
Algar Pinilla, Juan
Suárez García, Ana
author Aragoneses Lamas, Juan Manuel
author_facet Aragoneses Lamas, Juan Manuel
Aragoneses Sánchez, Javier
Rodríguez, Cinthia
Algar Pinilla, Juan
Suárez García, Ana
author_role author
author2 Aragoneses Sánchez, Javier
Rodríguez, Cinthia
Algar Pinilla, Juan
Suárez García, Ana
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author
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dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv Habitos de Consumo de Medicamentos
Odontología
República Dominicana
Odontología
República Dominicana
Tratamiento médico
topic Habitos de Consumo de Medicamentos
Odontología
República Dominicana
Odontología
República Dominicana
Tratamiento médico
description The World Health Organisation has warned of the increase in antibiotic resistance, estimating that by 2050 it could become the leading cause of death worldwide. Several studies and literature reviews show a correlation between antibiotic use and bacterial resistance, with unnecessary broad-spectrum antibiotics, such as amoxicillin/clavulanic acid and azithromycin, being one of the main causative factors. An interview-based survey of 2160 participants was conducted to assess the prevalence in the practice of self-medication with antibiotics among dental patients in the Dominican Republic. A series of open-ended questions regarding self-medication and class of antibiotics were put to the patients. Over a third of the study population (39.7%) admitted to the practice of antibiotic self-medication. Most of the respondents (58.4%) who indulged in self-medication were females, and it was prevalent in the older adults between 32–42 years old (36%). There was a negative correlation between age and self-medication practice (p < 0.001) observed with point biserial correlation test. Binary logistic regression analysis found an odds ratio of 0.97 (p < 0.001). The most consumed antibiotics were amoxicillin/clavulanic acid (52%), amoxicillin (31.1%), and azithromycin (10.1%). It is imperative to educate patients about the harmful effects of self-medication and to stress the need for governments to implement stricter laws on non-prescription drug availability.
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