Sarya Swed, Karem R Motawea, Haidara Bohsas, Hidar Alibrahim, Amine Rakab, Wael Hafez, Nour Shaheen, Mohammad Badr Almoshantaf, Shoaib Ahmad, Sifwa Safdar, Lina Taha Khairy, Agyad Bakkour, Ali Hadi Hussein Muwaili, Dhuha Hadi Hussein Muwaili, Fatima Abubaker Abdalla Abdelmajid, Eman Mohammed Sharif Ahmad, Muhammad Mainuddin Patwary, Hazem S Ghaith, Mhd Kutaiba Albuni, Elias Battikh, Bisher Sawaf, Mohamed Elsayed, Nashaat Kamal Hamdy Elkalagi, Sheikh Shoib
BACKGROUND AND AIM: COVID-19 has shown how crucial awareness of the need to protect public health is to global security. Antibiotic resistance due to antibiotic misuse is seen as a worldwide health issue. Antibiotic use was significant during the COVID-19 epidemic, according to several nations. This research aims to investigate public attitudes on COVID-19, antibiotic resistance, and preventive measures during the COVID-19 pandemic in the Middle East. METHODS: An online quantitative cross-sectional study in 17 Arabic nations was carried out between January 3 and March 4, 2022, using a structured questionnaire to evaluate participants' knowledge of COVID-19, their attitudes toward the new standard during the pandemic, and their use of antibiotics, and their resistance to them...
February 23, 2023: Journal of Epidemiology and Global Health