Abstract
Background: improper use of antibiotics lead to one of the serious problems of bacterial resistance.
 Aim: to assess the frequency of antibiotic use and to obtain information about antibiotic prescription, in two centers in Northern Lima, Peru.
 Methods: it is cross sectional study using a self-administered questionnaire.
 Results: 1961surveys were considered, Two thirds received antibiotics in the last year, to obtain these drugs, were prescribed by a physician, most of physicians agreed in the importance of inadequate use of antibiotics and 85.1%prescribed antibiotics more than once every day. Internet is a useful resource of information as suggested by physicians to develop educative programs about use of antibiotics.
 Conclusions: No enough knowledge about adequate use of antibiotics in the community, three quarters would go to hospital if they presented upper respiratory tract symptoms and half received an antibiotic prescription by the physician, if physicians prescribed antibiotics more than once every day, it leads to resistance.
 Keywords: Knowledge, attitudes, practices, antibiotics, resistance
Highlights
IntroductionIn Shanxi-China, through surveys of doctors of the third, second and first level of Attention; It was observed that based on a maximum score of 10 points, the average of the 761 physicians surveyed was 6.29 points (SD = 1.79) and that those who work in the two first levels have a lower degree of knowledge compared to those who work in the third level of care [3]
The development of antibiotic resistance has two fundamental components: the biological, that is, the intrinsic characteristics of microbes and their responses to antibiotics and aspects related to the use of these drugs, such as the quality of prescription, the prescriber, the user and the dispenser. [1]in Shanxi-China, through surveys of doctors of the third, second and first level of Attention; It was observed that based on a maximum score of 10 points, the average of the 761 physicians surveyed was 6.29 points (SD = 1.79) and that those who work in the two first levels have a lower degree of knowledge compared to those who work in the third level of care [3]
No enough knowledge about adequate use of antibiotics in the community, three quarters would go to hospital if they presented upper respiratory tract symptoms and half received an antibiotic prescription by the physician, if physicians prescribed antibiotics more than once every day, it leads to resistance
Summary
In Shanxi-China, through surveys of doctors of the third, second and first level of Attention; It was observed that based on a maximum score of 10 points, the average of the 761 physicians surveyed was 6.29 points (SD = 1.79) and that those who work in the two first levels have a lower degree of knowledge compared to those who work in the third level of care [3] This suggests that there are limitations when prescribe antibiotics. In other context, when evaluating the knowledge of prescribing physicians, in a study conducted Another important element is the user, as observed in a research carried out in Colombia, where the characteristics of obtaining these drugs were investigated in local pharmacies in the city of Bogotá.
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