Improper Use of Antibiotics课件.ppt

Improper Use of Antibiotics U.S. Adult PopulationMid-2005 through Mid-2006 Table of Contents Section Page Objectives Methodology 2 Summary of Findings 5 Improper Procurement of Antibiotics 10 General Use of Antibiotics 19 Concerns about Antibiotics 30 Health Care Practices 38 Respondent Demographics 42 Objectives Methodology This research was undertaken to determine how U.S. adults use antibiotics and, in particular, how the antibiotics are procured. Specific objectives included: Determine the proportion of U.S. adults who have used antibiotics in the past 12 months Determine the prevalence of improper means of procuring antibiotics Asking a health care provider for antibiotics Obtaining antibiotics from a source other than a health care provider Obtaining a prescription without an office visit Identify practices in using antibiotics and other medications Identify segments of the population who are most likely to improperly procure or use antibiotics and other medications Explore perceptions of antibiotics Ability to correctly identify antibiotics Ability to identify situations in which antibiotics can be effective Awareness of antibiotic resistance Concerns regarding antibiotics, as compared to concerns about other health issues 919 U.S. adults were interviewed by telephone for this research. The sample for the survey consisted of a representative cross-section of U.S. adults, plus an over-sampling of Hispanic and African American adults, who were under-represented in initial interviewing. People who were contacted were eligible to complete the survey if they had taken an antibiotic to treat an illness within the previous 12 months. For this reason, survey results can only be considered representative of U.S. adults who have recently taken antibiotics, and not all U.S. adults. Some demographic information was obtained from those who were not eligible for the survey as input to the weighting of the survey results. Interviewing was