• Humayun Kabir, Md Kamrul Hasan, Ariful Haque Tutul, IslamMohammad ShahidulMS0000-0002-6666-0226Dhaka Medical College and Hospital, Dhaka, 1000, Bangladesh., Safayet Jamil, Bikash Chandra Das, Md Fakrul Islam, Hasina Jannat, Rawshan Ara, Ojifa Akter, Lila Biswas, Md Ebrahim Miah, and Dipak Kumar Mitra.
• Department of Public Health, North South University, Dhaka, 1229, Bangladesh.
• Patient Prefer Adher. 2022 Jan 1; 16: 2409-2421.

IntroductionEach year, antibiotics save hundreds of thousands of lives; nonetheless, antibiotic self-administration is a major concern all over the world. This study aimed to investigate the prevalence of antibiotic self-administration among two-month adult antibiotic users as well as the factors contributing to this prevalence.Method And ParticipantsThis cross-sectional study was conducted among 295 Bangladeshi adults between May 22nd and June 15th, 2021, during the COVID-19 pandemic. Descriptive statistics included frequency distribution, while inferential statistics included the Pearson chi-square test. For data analysis, the statistical software STATA-16 was used.ResultsIn this study, the prevalence of antibiotic self-administration was 17.97%. Antibiotic self-administration was found to be significantly more prevalent among those who were unable to take antibiotic on time, incomplete doses, did not know over prescriptions may cause antibiotic resistance, and could not correctly recognize amoxicillin and azithromycin are antibiotics.ConclusionDue to the increased rate of antibiotic self-administration among adults in Bangladesh, the responsible authority should give more attention towards the factors responsible for antibiotic self-administration and revise their current policy to ensure the safe and effective use of antibiotics.© 2022 Kabir et al.

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