Misuse and development of resistance towards antibiotics: A survey among 1000 patients in Gopalganj district in Bangladesh

The current study was done to view the level of knowledge about antibiotic misuse and the development of antibiotic resistance among the general people in the District Gopalganj, Bangladesh. For this purpose, questionnaires were prepared and distributed randomly among 1000 abusers within the age range 15 to 80 years. To get appropriate responses, some literate volunteers were assigned who directly collected data. Results suggest that males were more misusers than the females. Second generation antibiotics are the frequently used antibiotics among the patients. More patients were found using antibiotics without clinical diagnosis and in an incomplete dose fashion. More studies are necessary to find out the actual facts on antibiotic misusages and the subsequent gaining of antibiotic resistance. Key words: Antibiotics; Misuse; Resistance; Health care.