Health literacy and its association with antibiotic use and knowledge of antibiotic among Egyptian population: cross sectional study.

Background: High prevalence of inappropriate antibiotic use in different sectors of the community indicates a possible strong influence of social and cultural context, which may be influenced by social determinants of health and thereby affecting individuals' health-related behavior, including antibiotic use. And such health-related behavior is largely determined by individuals' health literacy.

Objective: The purpose of this research was to examine the relationship between the Egyptian population's health literacy, antibiotic use, and antibiotic knowledge.