Assess the knowledge, skills and attitudes of Ulaanbaatar and Rural residents about rational usage of drug

Abstract

Background: An online and paper survey was conducted to assess the knowledge, skills, and attitudes of Ulaanbaatar and Rural residents about rational use of drug. A total of 40 questionnaires in 4 groups were collected with the permission of the survey participants, including a total of 1444 citizens in the electronic survey and a total of 1977 citizens in the paper survey. Aim: Assess the knowledge, skills and attitudes of Ulaanbaatar and Rural residents about rational usage of drug. Materials and Methods: The survey was conducted using a population-based, one-moment survey model to assess the knowledge, skills, and attitudes of Ulaanbaatar citizens about the rational usage of drug. Results: In the e-survey, 717 or 49.65% of the participants had sufÏcient knowledge about rational usage of drug, while 716 or 49.58% had a positive attitude towards drugs. In the paper survey, 673 or 34.04% of the participants had sufÏcient knowledge about rational usage of drug, while 407 or 20.59% had a positive attitude towards drug. Conclusions: A less than 50% of the total participants in the survey doesn’t have an enough knowledge and attitude about the rational usage of drug.