Knowledge, Attitude and Pattern of Antibiotic Usage among Students of a Nigerian University

Ayepola, O.O; Onile-ere, Olabode A.; Shodeko, Oluwatobi E.; Akinsiku, Fiyinfoluwa A.; Ani, Percy E.; Egwari, L. O.

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“…This improved knowledge might be important efforts to reduce misconceptions and misguided expectations contributing to inappropriate antibiotic use. This study is also in agreement with Ayepola et al [29] whose findings iterated the fact that lower level students had more knowledge on antibiotic resistance than their counterparts with higher level of education. This gives an indication that, people with high level of education are either saturated with knowledge or they do not pay much attention to educational campaigns on antibiotic resistance.…”

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A population-base survey on knowledge, attitude and awareness of the general public on antibiotic use and resistance

Effah

Amoah

Liu

et al. 2020

Antimicrob Resist Infect Control

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Objectives: This study was designed to assess the awareness and knowledge of antibiotic usage and antibiotic resistance among the general public in the Cape Coast metropolis of Ghana. It also tries to decipher whether the level of education and the professional status of an individual has a positive association with the level of knowledge on antibiotic resistance. Methods: A population-base survey involving members of the public was conducted from August to November 2019. A structured questionnaire was developed to collect data from 632 respondents. Data were analyzed through SPSS v.21 using Chi square statistics and multivariate regression. Differences in knowledge were evaluated using ANOVA and the assumption of equal variance was tested with Levene statistics. Results: The response rate was 74.3%. Lower educational status group had a greater knowledge level (39.7%) on antibiotic resistance. Despite the high score, the lowest educational status group, (M = 1.82, SD = 0.769), middle educational status group (M = 1.98, SD = 0.748), and the high educational status group (M = 1.88, SD = 0.773) were not significantly different from each other with regard to their general knowledge level on antibiotic resistance (P < 0.05). The study revealed that, working in the healthcare sector is a major contributor to the level of knowledge on antibiotic resistance. Conclusion: Given the scale of the issue on antibiotic resistance and the fact that attempts to resolve it will involve efforts on the part of all, it is important that the public is aware of the importance of the issue of antibiotic resistance, its implications and what they can do to address it. The level of knowledge among respondents with lower educational status should be enough evidence to introduce more educational campaigns on antibiotic resistance.

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confidence: 93%

A population-base survey on knowledge, attitude and awareness of the general public on antibiotic use and resistance

Effah

Amoah

Liu

et al. 2020

Antimicrob Resist Infect Control

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“…22 As it is a condition for which a bacterium loses its response towards an antimicrobial, 86.6% agreed that antibiotic misuse leads to resistance and 67.7% agreed on taking a full course of antibiotic treatment irrespective of symptomatic improvement to prevent the development of antimicrobial resistance. This is comparable with the study findings from Nigeria (63.3%), Pakistan (62.5%), and India (54.5%).- 21,23,24 However, it is low compared to the study done in Italy where more than 90% of respondents were agreed that misuse leads to resistance (98%), a full course of treatment is mandatory despite symptoms improving (94.8%), and who knew that antibiotic resistance can occur when the bacteria lose sensitivity to the agent (93.9%). The discrepancies could have resulted from the fact that in developed nations, students can get access to health information even before formal academic education from different sources, which is less likely in developing countries like Ethiopia.…”

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<p>Knowledge and Attitude Towards Antimicrobial Resistance of Graduating Health Science Students of Wollega University</p>

Fetensa¹,

Tolossa²,

Fekadu³

et al. 2020

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Background: Antimicrobial resistance is a worldwide concern due to the inappropriate and irrational use of antibiotics. Thus, this study was aimed at determining the knowledge and attitude of graduating health science students of Wollega University towards antimicrobial resistance. Methods: An institution-based cross-sectional study design was employed from June to July 2019. Epi-data version 3.1 was used to receive data and exported to SPSS version 25 for further analysis. Both bivariable and multivariable logistic regression analysis were done to find factors associated with attitudes of students towards antibiotic consumption and resistance at a 95% confidence level. The strength of association was measured with the odds ratio. Variables with a p-value of <0.05 at multivariable analysis were considered to be a significant variable. Finally, texts and simple frequency tables were used to present the findings. Results: Out of 249, 232 students were included in this survey yielding a response rate of 93.6%. Hundred fifty-eight (68.1%) of them had adequate knowledge about antibiotic identification, role, side effects, and resistance. Students with a family member who works in health and related professions had a lower probability of stopping antibiotics when they feel better (AOR = 0.50, 95% CI: 0.28-0.90) and using leftover antibiotics (AOR = 0.51, 95% CI: 0.28-0.92) compared to their counterparts. Conclusion: Students' knowledge on antibiotic identification, role, side effects, and resistance was suboptimal, and the attitude of students towards antibiotic consumption was unfavorable. Respondents having a family member in a health-related field showed a good attitude. Respondents with three years of study also had a good attitude, female gender showed good attitude, and urban residence were independent predictors of attitude toward antibiotic consumption. Training on antimicrobial resistance should be arranged for graduating class nursing and medical students, as they are the future prescribers.

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“…Focusing on the experiences of students with antibiotics use showed that about 40% of participants had antibiotics without a prescription. This attitude has also been reported in study in Jordan and Nigeria whereas 51.0% and 98.5% of the participants used antibiotics without a prescription, respectively [17,19]. Comparable numbers have also been reported in several studies in Europe among general populations where rates ranged from 10 -45% in Britain and Greece, respectively [20].…”

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“…Compared to study conducted in Jordan, the respondents reported using antibiotics for treatment of common cold (61.0%) and cough with fever (59.8%) [9]. A similar study was conducted in Nigeria showed that about 35.0% of Nigerian students use antibiotics to treat cold [17]. Results from study in Benghazi University (east part of Libya) included 180 medical students showed about 45.0% of them used antibiotics for treatment of flu or runny nose illnesses [15].…”

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confidence: 98%

Knowledge, attitude and pattern of antibiotic utilization among Libyan University students in Zawia

Smeda¹,

Murghem²,

Khapoli³

et al. 2020

Iberoam J Med

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Introduction: The antimicrobial agents have saved human from several infectious disease. However, bacteria have capability to develop to become resistant to antibiotics and incorrect use of antibiotics is the main determinants of development of antimicrobial resistance which is a public health issue. Attention on medical students and community people should be emphasized by both education and promotion. Thus, this study was aimed to assess the present knowledge, attitude and behavior of Libyan university students regarding antibiotic use and misuse. Methods: Sample size of 150 students attending faculty of pharmacy of university of Zawia, Libya was participated. The procedure was divided into five groups according to their grades. All the involved participants completed a health questionnaire about their utilization and mal utilization of antibiotics. Data was collected over a period of two months during July and August 1029. Results: The evaluated data was from 250 students; 132 were females and 21 were males (7.3 : 1.0). 88.0% use antibiotics to cure bacterial infection while 15.3% use it to cure viral infection. 38.0% never use antibiotics to treat respiratory tract infections such as common cold, 34.0% sometimes and 26.0% always. In addition, 61.0% stopped using antibiotic based on physician's instruction while 8.0% when symptoms decreased. Regarding their attitude toward antibiotic misuse, 82.0% agreed that it is necessary to get more education and promotion about pattern of antibiotic use and 73.0% agreed to establish courses on antibiotic rationale use. Conclusion: Students at medical university of Zawia have a considerable knowledge and a great perspective on antibiotics utilization. However, there is still a need for more additional educational programs on antibiotic utilization and mal utilization targeted university students and community people in Libya.

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Knowledge, Attitude and Pattern of Antibiotic Usage among Students of a Nigerian University

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A population-base survey on knowledge, attitude and awareness of the general public on antibiotic use and resistance

A population-base survey on knowledge, attitude and awareness of the general public on antibiotic use and resistance

<p>Knowledge and Attitude Towards Antimicrobial Resistance of Graduating Health Science Students of Wollega University</p>

Knowledge, attitude and pattern of antibiotic utilization among Libyan University students in Zawia

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