Abstract:
Background: Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is currently prevalent and has the
potential to affect everyone, of any age, in any country. In humans, animals, and the
environment, antimicrobial-resistant microbes are quickly emerging and
spreading. This study aims to assess the knowledge of Antimicrobial Drug
Resistance (AMR) among patients in a General Outpatient Clinic in Abuja Municipal
Area Council (AMAC), Federal Capital Territory, Nigeria. Methods: This was a
descriptive cross-sectional study among 400 clients in district hospital done in
2022. A multistage sampling technique was adopted for this study. Data was
collected using self-administered structured questionnaire and analyzed and
presented as tables, proportions, and percentages using the IBM SPSS 28 (Statistical
Package for the Social Sciences) computer software (IBM SPSS Inc. 2021) Ethical
approval was granted by Bingham University Teaching Hospital Ethical Research
Committee, Jos, Plateau State. Results: The study revealed that the knowledge of
antimicrobial resistance between male and female respondents. 8.5% of female
respondents had good knowledge, 20.75% had fair knowledge while 27.75% had
poor knowledge. Of all the male respondents, 8.5% had good knowledge, 13% had
fair knowledge and 21.5% had poor knowledge. Summarily, only 68 (17.0%) of
participants had good knowledge of antimicrobial resistance, 135 (33.75%) had
fair knowledge of antimicrobial resistance, while 197 (49.25%) had poor
knowledge of antimicrobial resistance. Test of association between knowledge of
antimicrobial resistance and Sociodemographic showed that Marital Status (χ² (2,
N=400) = 44.28, p < 0.045), Education (χ² (2, N=400) = 123.80, p < 0.001) and Age (χ² (2,
N=400) = 112.95, p < 0.001) were statistically significant. Conclusion: The Federal,
State, and Local governments, health care providers, and community health
workers should focus on increasing awareness of AMR risk factors through health
campaigns and program that will aid behavioural change.
