Knowledge and Attitude of Drug Sellers towards Dispensing Antibiotic in Mysore City: A Cross-Sectional Survey
Journal Title: Journal of Medical and Dental Science Research (Quest Journals JMDSR) - Year 2018, Vol 5, Issue 6
Abstract
Lenient attitude and practices of the drugsellers towards antibiotic has led to the present study to assess the knowledge and attitude towards dispensing antibiotic among drug sellers of Mysore City. Methodology- List of all registered drugstores in Mysore city was obtained from the Drug Control Center, Mysore. A total of 131 drug sellers gave consent and filled the questionnaire consisting of 12 items in English. For the data analysis, the individual scores were summed up to yield a total score. The mean of the scores were obtained and an ordinal scale was developed by using Hamilton and Coulby (1991) formula i.e.mean±1 standard deviation and the overall knowledge was divided into low, medium and high .Result- 22.9% of them had low level of knowledge, 58.8% of them had medium knowledge and 18.3% of them had high knowledge .High value of SCI (4.2) shows positive attitude towards dispensing antibiotics.
Authors and Affiliations
Dr. Rachna Raj, Dr. Vikas Vaibhav, Dr. Thippeswamy HM, Dr. CVK Reddy, Dr. Mobeen Khan
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