Knowledge, attitude and practices of antibiotic usage and resistance among the second year MBBS Students

Sharma, Shweta; Jayakumar, Dhanya; Palappallil, Dhanya Sasidharan; Kesavan, Kala P.

doi:10.18203/2319-2003.ijbcp20161542

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“…Among the positive attitude, majority agreed for the need of campaign to create awareness among the population as well as health care professional. To combat growing problem of antibiotic resistance, spreading awareness was also reported by Mahajan M et al, and Sharma S et al 13,15 Despite lackasidical attitude among the respondents, the self reported practices with regard to use of antibiotics were found to be reasonably appreciable. About 83% don't stop treatment even after improvement with initial 2-3 doses, 82.5% didn't discard the left over medications and 40% replied that they would provide antibiotics to a friend if need arises.…”

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“…These findings are more or less in agreement with results reported by Sharma S et al, in their study conducted in Kerala. 15 Scaioli G et al, reported almost similar results when 20% of respondents said that antibiotics are appropriate for viral infections.…”

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“…15 Awareness of respondents was found poor when 22% of them reported that antibiotics can cure viral infections, 23.48% felt that newer and costly drugs have better efficacy and about 61% replied that adverse effects of antibiotics can be reduced by using more than one antimicrobial at a time. These findings are more or less in agreement with results reported by Sharma S et al, in their study conducted in Kerala.…”

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“…14 Majority of the respondents opined that antibiotics resistance is a serious problem facing the world in general and India in particular which was also reported by Sharma S et al, and other previous studies conducted among medical students. 13,[15][16][17][18][19] Only three quarters of the respondents rated antibiotics unsafe and opined that they should not be used as routine. Surprisingly higher proportion of female students rated antibiotics as safe than their male counterparts (p<0.05) and this attitudes among Pre-final MBBS students is not a good sign.…”

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“…Higher proportion of respondents (55%) reported antibiotics to be safe drugs in the study conducted by Sharma S et al, in Kerala. 15 Although antibiotics are generally safe but every drug can cause adverse drug reaction which may vary from person to person. Among the positive attitude, majority agreed for the need of campaign to create awareness among the population as well as health care professional.…”

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Antibiotic use: evaluating knowledge, attitude and practices among medical students in a sub Himalayan state

Gupta

Singh

Rani³

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Int J Basic Clin Pharmacol

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Background: The growing concern about antibiotic resistance, of late, led World Health Organization to declare it as World Health Day theme in 2011. Knowledge spreads awareness and understanding by melting the barriers of ignorance while attitudes and practices have a bearing on the health related behaviour. The present study aims at evaluating the knowledge, attitudes and practices of medical students towards antibiotic usage.Methods: The present cross-sectional study was conducted among the Pre-final medical students (6th / 7th semester) who participated in the questionnaire survey on knowledge, attitude and practice towards antibiotics usage. The data was analysed and Chi-square was used as test of significance.Results: Overall, 132 students were interviewed. Majority (96.2%) had heard of antibiotic resistance. About 22% of the sample stated that antibiotics can cure viral infections, among them female being in the higher proportion (p<0.05). Majority (>90%) agreed that antibiotic resistance is a serious problem and had positive attitude about population awareness campaign regarding antibiotic resistance. Among practices, higher proportion of male respondents preferred antibiotics in case of cough and sore throat. (p<0.05).Conclusions: Despite being Pre-final MBBS students, the results have revealed that knowledge and attitude of the respondents were not up to the desired levels. The practices regarding use of antibiotics were more or less adequate. For effective curriculum, thorough knowledge and rational prescription of antibiotics needs to be reinforced among medical students both before and during internship.

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Assessment of knowledge, attitudes and practices about antibiotic resistance among medical students in India

Gupta

Vohra

Raghav

2019

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8Background: To reduce the magnitude of antimicrobial resistance, there is a need to change the 9 knowledge and behavior of future prescribers regarding use and prescription of antibiotics. This 10 can be ensured through the appropriate training of next generation doctors and medical students. 11But, before planning or strengthening any teaching or training program for any group, it is required 12 to have a conclusive evidence about knowledge, attitude and practices of that group. With this 13 background this study was conducted to assess the knowledge, attitudes and the practices of 14 medical students in India with respect to antibiotic resistance and usage 15 Methods: It was a cross-sectional study which was done online through google forms. A semi-16 structured questionnaire containing a five point Likert scale was used for the data collection. The Results:The overall mean score of awareness for the students was 4.36 + 0.39. As compared to 21 first year students, mean score of awareness was significantly higher among students of all the 22 years. A significantly better awareness was also observed among pre final year students as 23 compared to other years. Variable practices have been observed regarding use of antibiotics among 24 medical students. 25 Conclusion:The awareness level of medical students regarding antibiotics and its resistance was 26 quite satisfactory. As far as attitude and practices are concerned, there is a significant need for 27 improvements.28

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The impact of antibiotic resistance training programs on knowledge, attitude, and practice reflection among Indian higher education students

Boban,

Kaur,

Greco

et al. 2023

Int J One Health

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Background and Aim: Antibiotic resistance (ABR) is one of the most pressing public health issues. Resistant pathogens originate from antibiotic misuse and unsustainable socioeconomic patterns. Co-financed by the European Commission, the Erasmus + capacity building project, PREVENT IT | Risk Management and Prevention of ABR, aims to improve the effectiveness of the study programs of Indian universities vis-à-vis ABR. This study aimed to evaluate the impact of the ABR training programs on the knowledge, attitude, and practice (KAP) reflection of undergraduate and postgraduate students from five Indian universities. Materials and Methods: In this multicentric study, the KAP reflection of the students was assessed before (pre) and after (post) the intervention of experiential ABR training. Paired t-test and one-way analysis of variance were used to analyze the impact of intervention using the Statistical Package for the Social Sciences software. Results: A total of 515 students participated in the study. The findings indicate a significant improvement in the knowledge and attitude scores, while a minor change was observed in practice reflection. Conclusion: The intervention conducted within the framework of the project could set a good practice for the prevention and risk management of antibiotic-resistant bacteria. Keywords: health, antibiotic resistance, training, innovations and health, attitude and practice, capacity building, equal access, awareness, increasing life expectancy, international health policy.

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Knowledge, attitude and practices of antibiotic usage and resistance among the second year MBBS Students

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Antibiotic use: evaluating knowledge, attitude and practices among medical students in a sub Himalayan state

Antibiotic use: evaluating knowledge, attitude and practices among medical students in a sub Himalayan state

Assessment of knowledge, attitudes and practices about antibiotic resistance among medical students in India

The impact of antibiotic resistance training programs on knowledge, attitude, and practice reflection among Indian higher education students

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