Antibiotics Abuse: A Common Phenomenon in Nigeria and Pakistan

W. Abibu, A. O. Kolawole, G. Bamigbade, A. Sakariyau, Oluwaseun Isaac Oyelami, A. Javed
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Antibiotics abuse remains a global health concern adversely affecting developing and developed nations of the world. Antibiotics are meant to achieve a static or cidal effect on targeted bacteria. However, antibiotics abuse prevents the intended results for its use. Uncontrolled dosage and negligence of prescription from qualified medical practitioners remain the major source of antibiotics abuse. The ffects may be life threatening and may eventually lead to death. This study takes a look at resident’s awareness of antibiotics abuse and its effects. Nigeria and Pakistan (most populated nations in West Africa and South Asia respectively) were the research areas used in the survey. The research involved 1000 respondents. 52.6% of the respondents were females while 46.8% were male out of which the highest age group (48.6%) of respondents falls within 21 to 30. Almost all respondents are aware of the role of antibiotics in disease treatment and 82.2% respondents have taken antibiotics in the last 12 months against infections ranging from Sexually Transmitted Diseases (STDs), Coughs and many more. From the survey, more than 70% of the participants attested to using antibiotics without prescription from a qualified physician. Furthermore, 20% of respondents have been hospitalized for antibiotics abuse. The study showed that antibiotics abuse is still a menace ravaging our society. We therefore recommend that health regulatory authorities in these countries to emulate the measures put in place by developed nations to eradicate this menace in our society.
抗生素滥用:尼日利亚和巴基斯坦的普遍现象
抗生素滥用仍然是一个对世界发展中国家和发达国家产生不利影响的全球健康问题。抗生素旨在对目标细菌达到静态或杀灭效果。然而,抗生素的滥用阻碍了它的预期效果。不受控制的剂量和合格医生的处方疏忽仍然是抗生素滥用的主要来源。其影响可能危及生命,最终可能导致死亡。本研究考察了居民对抗生素滥用及其影响的认识。尼日利亚和巴基斯坦(分别是西非和南亚人口最多的国家)是调查中使用的研究领域。这项研究涉及1000名受访者。女性占52.6%,男性占46.8%,其中21岁至30岁年龄段的人最多,占48.6%。几乎所有答复者都知道抗生素在疾病治疗中的作用,82.2%答复者在过去12个月中曾服用抗生素治疗性传播疾病、咳嗽等感染。从调查中,超过70%的参与者证实在没有合格医生处方的情况下使用抗生素。此外,20%的答复者曾因滥用抗生素而住院。这项研究表明,滥用抗生素仍然是危害我们社会的一个威胁。因此,我们建议这些国家的卫生管理当局仿效发达国家为消除我国社会中的这一威胁而采取的措施。
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