The Dangers of Using Antibiotics Without A Prescription for Humans

Abstract

The aim of the study is to know people’s opinions about their use of antibiotics without a prescription, as well as their attitudes and impressions about them, and to know their level of knowledge about the dangers of antibiotics to their health if they are used without a prescription. Randomly, an electronic questionnaire was created through the Google Drive application, and it was distributed (950 A questionnaire distributed (randomly) to social media groups on WhatsApp, where 940 answers were obtained from these (residents of the cities of Mecca, Jeddah, and the eastern province). Through the results of the current study, we find that the majority of the participants in the questionnaire at a rate of 84.2% find that their use of antibiotics without a prescription represents a danger to their lives because the vast majority of both sexes (male and female government employees, with a ratio of 65% males and females 40.7%, meaning that it is considered an educated and aware percentage of the dangers of antibiotics. Also, the participants are aware of the danger of using antibiotics for any previous disease or any subsequent disease by 89.5%, and it is also the extent of awareness and awareness of a large segment of the community, it is dangerous to do this, and the majority of them, by 69.3%, are aware of the danger of using antibiotics without consulting the attending physician, and therefore they know full well that this will lead to exorbitant costs in examinations, examinations, and treatment for the sake of their health, safety, and the safety of their families greatly. Also, most of the participants support the use of antibiotics based on the consultation of the attending physician by 92.1%, and this indicates a sure indication that society is aware, educated, and educated about everything that concerns their health and the health of their families to a very large extent. And that the vast majority are fully aware of the danger of using an antibiotic given to another person, as evidenced by their answer “no” to the last question, with a rate of 84%.