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Acute Communicable Disease Control
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Acute Communicable Disease Control
Preventing and Controlling Antibiotic Resistance
Reports and Presentations
Reports
Los Angeles Health Survey: Adult's knowledge, attitudes and practices in antibiotic
use:
This report presents data from the 2002-2003 Los Angeles County Health
Survey on adult’s antibiotic knowledge and use practices. Key findings include the
following: [1] Nearly half (46%) of adults reported that they call their doctor for
antibiotics when they have the cold or the flu; [2] Nearly half (47%) of adults reported
that they do not take their antibiotics until they are gone and; [3] 28% of adults
reported that they obtain antibiotics from friends and family members. Findings provide
important baseline data to support the need for educational outreach efforts in Los
Angeles County. The data also provide the opportunity to analyze long-term secular
trends across a variety of variables (i.e., race, education level and health insurance
status) with future surveys.
Clinical Staff Trainings to Promote Appropriate Antibiotic Use Among Patients:
In and effort to encourage patient education about appropriate antibiotic
use among parents and children, free, one-hour in-service trainings were offered in 2003.
Background information, activity description, methods, evaluation tools and outcomes are
discussed in this report.
