Monitoring Web Site Usage of e-Bug: A Hygiene and Antibiotic Awareness Resource for Children

Young, Vicki; Rajapandian, Vijayamaharaj; Eley, Charlotte Victoria; Hoekstra, Beverley A.; Lecky, Donna M.; McNulty, C.

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“…Social media campaigns, games and email/text messaging may be a more useful avenue to explore than leaflets 23–25. Educational resources for school-age children developed by the e-Bug project26 have been deployed across Europe27 and downloaded worldwide,28 and a recent feasibility study showed that 72% of those aged 16–18 years who had participated in an e-Bug lesson consented to receive follow-up text messages asking about their antibiotic use (unpublished PHE data). Our survey took place before the launch of PHE’s ‘Keep Antibiotics Working’ campaign which included advertisements on television, radio and social media.…”

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Public understanding and use of antibiotics in England: findings from a household survey in 2017

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ObjectivesTo describe public understanding and use of antibiotics.DesignIpsos MORI Capibus survey of randomly-selected households.SettingEngland, January–April 2017.Participants2283 adults (≥15 years) including 777 parents of children <5 years old.Data collection and analysisThe main survey was undertaken in January 2017 (n=1691); data from an additional sample of parents were collected in April 2017 (n=592). Analyses were weighted to obtain estimates representative of the population.Main outcome measuresResponses to questions about antibiotics (awareness and perceptions), recent illness (expectations and experience), delayed and leftover antibiotics, and child illness stratified by demographic and socioeconomic characteristics.ResultsMost respondents (83% (1404/1691)) recognised that antibiotics kill bacteria/treat bacterial infections, but a sizeable minority (35% (592/1691)) thought that antibiotics kill viruses/treat viral infections. Overall levels of understanding have not changed substantially since similar surveys in 2003 and 2008/2009. One sixth of respondents who were prescribed antibiotics reported having leftovers (14% (64/498)) and 33% (22/64) kept these for possible future use. 1.3% of all respondents (23/1691) reported taking left-over antibiotics in the past year and 1.6% (26/1691) reported taking antibiotics obtained without a prescription. Higher social grade and educational qualifications were strongly positively associated with antibiotic knowledge; youngest (15–24 years), oldest (65 +years) and black, Asian and minority ethnic adults were less knowledgeable. Among 1319 respondents who had an infection or antibiotics within the past year, 43% (568/1319) said that they had not received any advice or information about antibiotics.ConclusionsDespite many campaigns, public understanding of antibiotics in England continues to combine correct basic knowledge held by most people with less prevalent but persistent and potentially harmful misunderstandings. These could be addressed through active provision of advice and information during primary and secondary care consultations and more effective public health interventions.

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Public understanding and use of antibiotics in England: findings from a household survey in 2017

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“…Previous research has shown that the e-Bug website is accessed most during the academic terms especially during the winter term in January and February (Young et al 2015). Future research should explore why there is a peak in e-Bug use during the winter term but this is most likely due to cold and flu season.…”

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“…The online activity of users on the e-Bug website has also been evaluated and continues to be monitored (de Quincey et al 2011). Further research has shown that the e-Bug website is frequently used throughout Europe with the majority of visitors being from the United Kingdom (Young et al 2015).…”

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An evaluation of educators’ views on the e-Bug resources in England

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Hoekstra

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Journal of Biological Education

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Introduction: e-Bug is an international educational resource for young people covering microbes, hygiene and antibiotics. e-Bug supports NICE guidance on changing public behaviour around antibiotic use. This study aimed to determine educators' views of the e-Bug teacher resources to inform further development and dissemination of e-Bug. Methods: Age appropriate e-Bug resource packs were posted to every primary school (N = 19,142) and secondary school (N = 5637

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“…3). Google analytics of the e-Bug website reported Chicken Surprise as one of the most popular student games (Young et al, 2015). Outside of the school setting, educational games have been used in food industry as a means of training hygiene skills in workers.…”

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Review of risk communication and education strategies around food hygiene and safety for children and young people

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Hayes

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Trends in Food Science & Technology

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This article has been developed to investigate successful methods of risk communication and education of young people on food hygiene and safety. The authors operate the e-Bug project, an international programme consisting of educational materials for schools and communities covering health protection topics including infection prevention and antibiotic resistance. This review will help inform SafeConsumE, a Horizon2020 funded project that will involve the development of new education materials for young people with the aim to prevent foodborne illness that align with relevant methods of risk communication.

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Monitoring Web Site Usage of e-Bug: A Hygiene and Antibiotic Awareness Resource for Children

Cited by 15 publications

References 13 publications

Public understanding and use of antibiotics in England: findings from a household survey in 2017

Public understanding and use of antibiotics in England: findings from a household survey in 2017

An evaluation of educators’ views on the e-Bug resources in England

Review of risk communication and education strategies around food hygiene and safety for children and young people

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