Knowledge of Antibiotic Drugs and Self-Care Behaviors of Patient in Thungfon Hospital: A Cross-sectional Study

Abstract

This cross-sectional descriptive study aimed to determine the knowledge of antibiotic drugs and self-care behaviors of upper respiratory tract infection, acute diarrhea and fresh traumatic wound,     investigated factors related to the level of knowledge, the level of behaviors and tested knowledge after learning experiment among patient in Thungfon hospital. The sample were 400 people who over 18 years old that walked in Thungfon hospital during January to August 2020. While the tool is       questionnaires that consisted of personal information, knowledge of antibiotic drugs and self-care     behaviors as 3 diseases. Data were analyzed by descriptive statistic, chi-square were used to test the  relationship between characteristics and knowledge and self-care behaviors and compared mean score of knowledge before and after experiment by paired sample t-test.

The results were shown that majority of respondents were female (59.5%), ages between 41-50 years old (26.3%). The moderate on the knowledge (x̄=7.77 SD 2.87) was found. The moderate score of behaviors aspect were also found (x̄=27.4 SD 3.54). In addition occupation, education level, health service scheme and income level were significantly associated with the level of knowledge (p < 0.05). Factors which significantly related to behaviors were gender, age group, education level and health service scheme (p < 0.05). After learning experiment the mean score of knowledge was higher than before with statistical significant at p < 0.001. So we could empower the sample through knowledge to affected the     appropriate antibiotic drugs use and self-care behaviors.

This research could be more study for self-care behaviors after learning experiment which have to take time or increase knowledge and improve self-care behaviors in long term.