Abstract:
Back ground: drugs are one of the most component in medicine used for diagnosis ,treatment and
prevention of varies disease .Among varies types of drug antibiotic are most commonly used .
Therefore, the misuse of this antibiotic leads to various public health problem .In order to overcome
this problem such as resistant, enhancing community awareness toward proper and effective use
are very important .
Objectives:the main aim of this objectives of study was to asses mis use of antibiotics and
contributing factors among house holds in kebele 02 Agaro town.
Method: a community based cross section study was conducted in Agaro town 02 kebele .
The systematic sampling method was used to select a sample of house holds that represents the
total population in Agaro town 02 kebele .Every 4th house hold was selected and care takers of the
hose hold was interviewed by using structured questionnaire.
Result: out of interviewed respondent ,one hundred six (32%) have inappropriate used the drugs .
Two hundred twenty seven (68%) of respondents did not have awareness about grave hazards of
antibiotic misuse .Health institution (40.2%) and drug venders (36%) were the most source of drugs
.luck of knowledge (34.8%) and economic reason (32.7%) were the most common reason for
antibiotic use other than health institution. Abdominal pain (38.9%) and sore throat (26.4%) were
the most commonly once for used antibiotic without medical prescription .The possible reason for
taking antibiotic without physician prescription was 33.6% due to high confidence on pharmacist ,
and 31.2% was due bto economic circumstance.Among mal practice performed by respondent
25.2% stopped taking drug after sign and symptoms of disease disappear and followed by self
medication (23.4%).
Conclusion and recommendation :mal practice performed by community such as increase or
decrease dose of drug ,stop taking after sign and symptoms of disease disappear and share drug
among each other leads to misuse of antibiotics .This misuse of antibiotics leads to antibiotics
resistant which was the grave hazards to public health world wide .In developing countries the
antibiotics are sold as over the counter drug is one of the important reason for the antibiotic
resistance and misuse of it .Most of public did not have knowledge about the grave hazards of
misuse of antibiotic, about 68% of them did not have any awareness about the misuse of antibiotic
and 36% of them known about it .Finally ,lack of knowledge (awareness) about the grave hazards of
antibiotic misuse leads to misuse of it and mal practice .
