Research Project:
Antibiotics use among foreign travelers in Thailand
Background
The emergence and spread of antibiotic resistance is a growing problem worldwide . The increase of bacterial resistance to antibiotics will endanger therapeutic efficacy and may lead to treatment failure . The improper and excessive use of antibiotics are the key factors of drug resistance, particularly among international travelers with self - treatment . International travelers can carry and spread the antibiotics resistance in many countries . The inappropriate use of antimicrobial drug may arise from many factors such as, patient knowledge, education, beliefs and attitude toward antibiotic use, source of antimicrobial drug and self - medication . In addition, other factors, including perception of patients, the patient expectation and experience of using antibiotic . Hence, control and aware of antimicrobial resistance needs multifaceted interventions involving knowledge, public engagement and healthcare provider .
This study aims to determine the prevalence of antibiotic drugs use among international travelers at Thai Travel clinic in Hospital for Tropical Diseases, Bangkok, Thailand . As well as, measure and knowledge, attitude and practice ( KAP ) about antibiotics usage, characteristics of travelers who visit Thailand and factors associated with their habit . The data from this study may be able to provide more information for further study in antimicrobial resistance and guideline for prescribe antibiotic in travelers .
People who may participate in this research are as follows
- International travelers hold only 1 nationality
- Age ≥ 18 years old
- Able to read and understand English questionnaire
- Willing to participate in the study
- Live in Thailand < 10 years
Note : Participate in this study is completely voluntary . Participate / Not participant in this research has no effect to any service / medical care you may receive in our clinic / hospital .
Detail and method of the study
Participant will be asked to fill an online questionnaire by scanning QR code or entering via this link ( https :// forms . gle / EbyEpYGzTTESfnvw8 ). The questionnaire will be asked about yourself, detail of traveling, pre - travel preparation, previous antibiotics use, knowledge, attitude, practice of antimicrobial drugs . The questionnaire process will be taken no more than 15 minutes .
This research is a part of the Residency Training in Travel Medicine and the Master Degree of Clinical Tropical Medicine ( MCTM ) course . The principle investigator of this research is Dr . Sarocha Nganwiwattavorn .
