Research Article
The Antibiotic Knowledge, Attitudes, and Behaviors of Patients Purchasing Antibiotics without Prescription: Results of National Survey
Table 4
The process of obtaining AB.
| | Federal district/center | Total number of respondents | Сonsulted a doctor, % (n) | Who influenced the initiation of AB therapy, % (n) | AB purchase, % (n) | | Yes | No | Friends or family | Personal decision | Pharmacist | Internet | In the first pharmacy | In the second or more pharmacy |
| | Mosсow | 14 | 50 (7) | 50 (7) | 57.1 (8) | 28.6 (4) | 7.1 (1) | 7.1 (1) | 92.9 (13) | 7.1 (1) | | Saint Petersburg | 6 | 0 (0) | 100 (6) | 16.7 (1) | 83.3 (5) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 66.7 (4) | 33.3 (2) | | Central | 27 | 0 (0) | 100 (27) | 40.7 (11) | 77.8 (10) | 11.1 (3) | 11.1 (3) | 92.6 (25) | 7.4 (2) | | North-Western | 9 | 22.2 (2) | 77.8 (7) | 66.7 (6) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 33.3 (3) | 77.8 (7) | 11.1 (1) | | Southern | 17 | 17.6 (3) | 82.3 (14) | 41.2 (7) | 41.2 (7) | 17.6 (3) | 0 (0) | 100 (17) | 0 (0) | | Volga | 29 | 0 (0) | 100 (29) | 20.7 (6) | 48.3 (14) | 13.8 (4) | 17.2 (5) | 100 (29) | 0 (0) | | Ural | 10 | 30 (3) | 70 (7) | 10 (1) | 70 (7) | 10 (1) | 10 (1) | 100 (10) | 0 (0) | | Siberian | 18 | 22.2 (4) | 77.8 (14) | 22.2 (4) | 61.1 (11) | 5.6 (1) | 11.1 (2) | 88.9 (16) | 11.1 (2) | | Far-Eastern | 9 | 11.1 (1) | 88.9 (8) | 0 (0) | 77.8 (7) | 22.2 (2) | 0 (0) | 100 (9) | 0 (0) | | North Caucasian | 10 | 20 (2) | 80 (8) | 20 (2) | 70 (7) | 10 (1) | 0 (0) | 100 (10) | 0 (0) | | Total | 149 | 14.7 (22) | 85.2 (127) | 30.8 (46) | 48.3 (72) | 10.7 (16) | 10.1 (15) | 94.6 (140) | 5.4 (8) |
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Due to the pharmacist’s refusal to sell AB, respondent was forced to use an AB from friend’s home first-aid kit. |
