Investigating knowledge regarding antibiotics among pharmacy and allied health sciences students in a Sri Lankan university

Sakeena, M. H. F.; Bennett, Alexandra; Mohamed, Fahim; Herath, Herath Mdr; Gawarammane, Indika; McLachlan, Andrew J.

doi:10.3855/jidc.10388

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“…This could be due to differences in the structure and depth of the curriculum among these different healthcare students regarding these key subject areas. As a result, leading to a greater exposure to the principles of antimicrobial stewardship (AMS) among the former group compared to the latter, similar to other studies conducted among LMICs [ 54 , 65 , 82 , 84 ]. The healthcare students from the School of Pharmacy were also observed as having a slightly better overall knowledge with respect to these subject areas.…”

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“…However, most studies particularly in LMICs that have evaluated the knowledge of healthcare students regarding antibiotics and AMR have typically been conducted separately among medical students [ 47 , 51 , 52 , 53 , 54 , 55 , 56 ], pharmacy students [ 57 , 58 , 59 , 60 , 61 , 62 ], nursing and paramedic students with only a limited number of studies conducted among a combination of healthcare students [ 48 , 63 , 64 , 65 , 66 , 67 , 68 ]. This is a concern as a good uniform knowledge regarding antibiotic use, AMR, and ASPs is essential to optimize the future use of antimicrobials with all key stakeholders involved, which is in line with the goals of the Ghanaian NAP and beyond [ 30 , 32 ].…”

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Evaluation of Healthcare Students’ Knowledge on Antibiotic Use, Antimicrobial Resistance and Antimicrobial Stewardship Programs and Associated Factors in a Tertiary University in Ghana: Findings and Implications

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Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is a major public health problem globally, and Ghana is no exception. Good knowledge regarding antibiotic use, AMR, and the concept of antimicrobial stewardship (AMS) is critical among healthcare students to curb rising AMR rates in the future. Consequently, a need to ascertain this. A cross-sectional survey was undertaken among fifth-year pharmacy, medical students and fourth (final)-year nursing and physician assistantship students at the University of Health and Allied Sciences in Ghana to assess their knowledge on antibiotic use, AMR and AMS using a web-based self-administered structured questionnaire. Descriptive statistics, Fishers’ exact test, and multiple logistic regression analyses were performed. A total of 160 healthcare students were interviewed, of which 56.3% (n = 90) were male and 58.8% (n = 94) were in their fourth year of study. Good knowledge of antibiotic use, AMR, and AMS was associated with the study course (p = 0.001) and the number of years of study (p < 0.001). Overall, there were differences in the level of knowledge of antibiotics among the different healthcare students and their years of study. Efforts must now be made to enhance the curricula to ensure an improved and uniform transfer of knowledge of antibiotics, AMR, and AMS among the different healthcare students to sustain the fight against AMR in Ghana given growing concerns.

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Evaluation of Healthcare Students’ Knowledge on Antibiotic Use, Antimicrobial Resistance and Antimicrobial Stewardship Programs and Associated Factors in a Tertiary University in Ghana: Findings and Implications

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“…A typical Sri Lankan pharmacy curriculum involves studying basic and clinical science foundation modules taught in the early years of pharmacy undergraduate degree and pharmaco‐therapeutics, clinical pharmacy courses are taught in later years 16 . For example, at the University of Peradeniya, laboratory tests are introduced in microbiology in the first year of pharmacy study; pharmacology of antibiotics are taught in the third year of study; and practice‐related concepts and therapeutics are taught in clinical pharmacy modules in their final year of study 30 . Implementation of this new educational strategy would likely provide a greater impact on antibiotic knowledge and AMR among pharmacy undergraduate students in a developing country such as Sri Lanka.…”

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Investigating knowledge regarding antibiotics and antimicrobial resistance among pharmacy students in Australian universities

Sakeena

Bennett²,

McLachlan

2020

Pharmacy Practice and Res

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Background: Inappropriate antibiotic use is a major contributor to antimicrobial resistance (AMR) globally. Pharmacists with appropriate skills and training can help address the challenge of AMR. Aim: To investigate antibiotic use, knowledge of antibiotics and AMR among pharmacy students in Australian universities and to compare these outcomes between junior and senior pharmacy student groups. Method: A survey regarding global knowledge on AMR was conducted at 14 Australian universities offering pharmacy programmes. All pharmacy students were invited to participate in a self-administered online questionnaire with five major sections: demographic information, self-reported antibiotic use, knowledge of antibiotic use in human health, knowledge of AMR and antibiotic use in agriculture. Descriptive data analysis and Chi-square tests were used in the analysis. Results: Five hundred and twenty-five pharmacy students completed the questionnaire. The majority of participants (88%) reported antibiotic use in the past year. Senior pharmacy students (n = 274) reported significantly improved knowledge of appropriate antibiotic indications when compared to junior students (n = 251), p < 0.05. Junior pharmacy students were more likely to incorrectly recommend antibiotics for the management of cold and flu (p < 0.05). Overall,pharmacy students demonstrated a sound understanding of AMR and this knowledge increased among senior pharmacy students. Conclusion: This study found that pharmacy students in Australian universities commonly report using antibiotics. Senior pharmacy students demonstrate an improved understanding of the appropriate use of antibiotics and AMR when compared to junior pharmacy students in Australia.

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“…Students who have heard about antibiotic resistance and believed that it is a serious problem answered most items on antibiotic resistance correctly compared with those who did not have similar awareness and beliefs. Other studies have reported a high percentage of healthrelated students being aware of antibiotic resistance [26,27]. A Sri Lankan study reported a high awareness of antibiotic resistance among trainee nurses, although this did not translate to an accurate understanding of antibiotic resistance.…”

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Knowledge about antibiotics and antibiotic resistance among health-related students in a Saudi University

Akbar

Alquwez

Alsolais

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J Infect Dev Ctries

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Introduction: Antibiotic resistance is a threat to public health and safety globally. The inadequate undergraduate education on antibiotic stewardship may contribute to the clinical malpractice of antibiotics, causing serious consequences toward patient health. Thus, this study aimed to evaluate the knowledge of future healthcare workers in Saudi Arabia on antibiotics, antibiotic use, and antibiotic resistance. The factors influencing the students’ knowledge were also determined. Methodology: A cross-sectional study using a survey questionnaire was carried out among 284 Clinical Laboratory Science, Nursing, and Pharmacy students in Saudi Arabia from January to April 2019. Multiple regression analyses were performed to identify the factors influencing the students’ knowledge regarding antibiotics, antibiotic use and antibiotic resistance. Results: The study found that students have above-average knowledge of antibiotics and antibiotic resistance, whereas their knowledge of antibiotic use was inadequate. Several factors, including gender, program, academic level, awareness about antibiotic resistance, attendance to seminars/training, and belief on the seriousness of antibiotic resistance problem, affect students’ knowledge. The findings suggest that the knowledge of students in these areas should be improved. Conclusions: Misconceptions are prominent in certain areas, such as in the concept of antibiotics and their uses. The findings prompt immediate interventions to improve students’ knowledge of antibiotics and resistance. Curricular contents must be reviewed and enhanced to suit the specific learning needs of students in terms of these concepts.

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Investigating knowledge regarding antibiotics among pharmacy and allied health sciences students in a Sri Lankan university

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Evaluation of Healthcare Students’ Knowledge on Antibiotic Use, Antimicrobial Resistance and Antimicrobial Stewardship Programs and Associated Factors in a Tertiary University in Ghana: Findings and Implications

Evaluation of Healthcare Students’ Knowledge on Antibiotic Use, Antimicrobial Resistance and Antimicrobial Stewardship Programs and Associated Factors in a Tertiary University in Ghana: Findings and Implications

Investigating knowledge regarding antibiotics and antimicrobial resistance among pharmacy students in Australian universities

Knowledge about antibiotics and antibiotic resistance among health-related students in a Saudi University

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