Association between health literacy and antibiotic-related knowledge, attitudes, and behaviors
Antibiotic knowledge was the strongest predictor of attitudes, while HL contributed independently to behaviors. These findings highlight the need for interventions that enhance both antibiotic knowledge and HL to promote rational use of antibiotics and prevent AMR.
Authors
- Muhammet Salih Tarhan
- Omer Guc
Institutions
- Mardin Artuklu University (TR)
- Sivas State Hospital (TR)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMC Public Health
- Published
- 2026-01-26
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-026-26416-2
- Primary Topic
- Health Literacy and Information Accessibility
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00