Public knowledge and perception about antimicrobials and antimicrobial resistance in Japan: A national questionnaire survey in 2017

• Published in: PloS one Vol. 13; no. 11; p. e0207017
• Main Authors: Kamata, Kazuhiro, Tokuda, Yasuharu, Gu, Yoshiaki, Ohmagari, Norio, Yanagihara, Katsunori
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Public Library of Science 05.11.2018; Public Library of Science (PLoS)
• Subjects: Adults; Age; Antibiotics; Antiinfectives and antibacterials; Antimicrobial agents; Antimicrobial resistance; Attitudes; Biology and Life Sciences; Censuses; Common cold; Computer and Information Sciences; Disease control; Drug resistance; Global health; Health care; Health risks; Hospitals; Infectious diseases; Knowledge; Medical personnel; Medicine; Medicine and Health Sciences; People and Places; Perception; Perceptions; Physicians; Population; Public awareness; Questionnaires; Social Sciences; Studies; Viruses; United States > US; Europe; Japan; Okinawa; Poland; Italy; Germany

Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is a threat to global health. To increase public awareness about AMR and encourage the prudent use of antimicrobials is one of the goals of the National Action Plan in Japan. A nationwide online cross-sectional survey was conducted to evaluate the existing knowledge an...