Effect of Health Instructions on the Awareness of Rural Mothers Regarding Antibiotic Misuse
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- 1Professor of Community Health Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Tanta University, Tanta, Egypt.
- 22Master student of Community Health Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Tanta University, Tanta, Egypt. 3 Nursing Specialist& Training Coordinator at Qutur General Hospital, Egypt.
- 3Professor of Community Health Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Tanta University, Tanta, Egypt
- 4Assistant professor of Community Health Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Tanta University, Tanta, Egypt
Abstract
Background: Antibiotic misuse was a major public health problem that contributes toantibiotic resistance and threatens the effectiveness of treatment for bacterial infections.Educating mothers about appropriate antibiotic use, helps reduce misuse and resistance, withcommunity health nurses supporting prevention through education. Aim: To evaluate theeffectiveness of health instructions on the awareness of rural mothers regarding antibioticmisuse. Design: A quasi-experimental research design (pre/post-test) study. Setting: DamatRural Health Unit at Qatour district, Tanta, Egypt. Subjects: A convenience sample of 102rural mothers was recruited. Tools: Two tools were used in the study. Tool I: Mothers'awareness regarding antibiotic misuse composed of two parts: Part 1: Socio-demographiccharacteristics of the studied rural mothers, Part 2: Knowledge of the studied rural mothersregarding antibiotic and its misuse, Part 3: Mothers’ reported practices regarding antibioticmisuse. Tool II: Mothers’ attitudes regarding antibiotic misuse Results: Total mean scoressignificantly improved (P = 0.001) from pre-intervention to four weeks’ post-intervention:knowledge increased from 14.36 ± 4.18 to 23.14 ± 2.96, reported practices improved from19.21 ± 3.34 to 23.34 ± 2.18, and attitude scores rose from 20.62 ± 3.06 to 23.12 ± 2.78.High knowledge levels reached 73.5% and satisfactory practices reached 96.1%.Conclusions and recommendations: Health instructions significantly improved overallawareness, including knowledge, practices, and attitudes among rural mothers regardingantibiotic misuse, with sustained benefits at the four-week follow-up. Regular educationaland follow-up programs on proper antibiotic use should be integrated into rural communityhealth services.
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BibTeX
@article{hassan2026effect,
title = {{Effect of Health Instructions on the Awareness of Rural Mothers Regarding Antibiotic Misuse}},
author = {Lulah Hassan and Hend Elfaly and Samia Khaton and Hend Ali Elkest},
journal = {Tanta Scientific Nursing Journal},
year = {2026},
month = oct,
doi = {10.21608/tsnj.2026.534050},
url = {https://doi.org/10.21608/tsnj.2026.534050},
note = {CC BY},
}
RIS
TY - JOUR
TI - Effect of Health Instructions on the Awareness of Rural Mothers Regarding Antibiotic Misuse
AU - Lulah Hassan
AU - Hend Elfaly
AU - Samia Khaton
AU - Hend Ali Elkest
PY - 2026
DA - 2026/10/30
JO - Tanta Scientific Nursing Journal
DO - 10.21608/tsnj.2026.534050
UR - https://doi.org/10.21608/tsnj.2026.534050
AB - Background: Antibiotic misuse was a major public health problem that contributes toantibiotic resistance and threatens the effectiveness of treatment for bacterial infections.Educating mothers about appropriate antibiotic use, helps reduce misuse and resistance, withcommunity health nurses supporting prevention through education. Aim: To evaluate theeffectiveness of health instructions on the awareness of rural mothers regarding antibioticmisuse. Design: A quasi-experimental research design (pre/post-test) study. Setting: DamatRural Health Unit at Qatour district, Tanta, Egypt. Subjects: A convenience sample of 102rural mothers was recruited. Tools: Two tools were used in the study. Tool I: Mothers'awareness regarding antibiotic misuse composed of two parts: Part 1: Socio-demographiccharacteristics of the studied rural mothers, Part 2: Knowledge of the studied rural mothersregarding antibiotic and its misuse, Part 3: Mothers’ reported practices regarding antibioticmisuse. Tool II: Mothers’ attitudes regarding antibiotic misuse Results: Total mean scoressignificantly improved (P = 0.001) from pre-intervention to four weeks’ post-intervention:knowledge increased from 14.36 ± 4.18 to 23.14 ± 2.96, reported practices improved from19.21 ± 3.34 to 23.34 ± 2.18, and attitude scores rose from 20.62 ± 3.06 to 23.12 ± 2.78.High knowledge levels reached 73.5% and satisfactory practices reached 96.1%.Conclusions and recommendations: Health instructions significantly improved overallawareness, including knowledge, practices, and attitudes among rural mothers regardingantibiotic misuse, with sustained benefits at the four-week follow-up. Regular educationaland follow-up programs on proper antibiotic use should be integrated into rural communityhealth services.
SN - 2735-5519
SN - 2314-5595
ER -