The common cold is one of the most common diseases in the world. It is caused by a virus that inflames the mucous membranes of the nose and throat, colds can be the result of more than 200 different viruses [10]. Antibiotics do not work against infections caused by viruses [11]. They are powerful drugs that fight bacterial infections [12]. Antibiotics were first used to treat serious infections in the 1940s. Since then, antibiotics have saved millions of lives and transformed modern medicine. Over the past 70 years, however, bacteria have demonstrated the ability to become resistant to all antibiotics developed [13]. Unnecessary intake of antibiotics can be dangerous to your health and may increase the risk of antibiotic resistance [14]. The World Health Organization (WHO) defines antimicrobial resistance (AMR) as the resistance of a microorganism to an antimicrobial agent to which it was originally sensitive. [3] Antibiotics were prescribed in 68% of acute respiratory tract visits, and of these, 80% were not necessary according to Centers for Disease Control (CDC) guidelines. Each year, $1.1 billion is spent on unnecessary antibiotic prescriptions for upper respiratory infections in adults. When antibiotics don't work, the consequences are longer-lasting illnesses, more doctor visits or prolonged hospital stays, and the need for more expensive and toxic drugs. Some resistant infections can even cause death [2]. Judicious prescribing of antibiotics has become a central focus of professional and public health measures to combat the spread of resistant organisms. [15]Many studies conducted on the use of antibiotics that discuss many points of view at different levels. Study conducted on parents of children with URTIs such as Antib...... half of the paper... found that 83.7% of patients were willing to become wise users of antibiotics in the future. [7]As in Greece; the study on knowledge, attitudes and practices on the use of antibiotics for upper respiratory tract infections in children a study conducted in Riyadh Saudi Arabia in 2013. The result shows that the majority of parents (71%) indicated doctors as a source of information about antibiotics and the Factor analysis showed that the three common underlying factors responsible for the excessive use of antibiotics were: parents' tendency to self-prescribe, parents' tendency to ask the doctor for antibiotics, and the parents' carefree attitude towards excessive use and the three common underlying factors responsible for the cautious approach to antibiotic use were: parents' cautious nature, parents' preference for advice over antibiotics and parents' belief that URTIs are mostly more self-limiting.[8]
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