Perceptions and Knowledge on Antibiotic use and resistance among High School Students and Teachers in New Delhi, India

Kotwani, A.; Wattal, Chand; Siddiqui, Ziya; Joshi, P C

doi:10.1016/j.jval.2015.03.542

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“…About 32% of respondents think that they should stop taking antibiotics when they feel better, not when they have taken all of them as directed. [9] Another study done on knowledge and attitude toward antibiotic use and resistance -a latent class analysis of a Swedish population-based sample mentioned that antibiotic treatment is a pre-requisite for modern healthcare. For this study, questionnaire was sent to by post in 2013-25,000 randomly selected individuals aged 18-74 living in Sweden and overall response rate was 57% out of which 94% knew that bacteria become resistance to antibiotics, <70% answered the questions regarding side effects correctly, and even fewer <50% of respondents correctly to questions regarding how antibiotics resistance can spread.…”

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Antimicrobial resistance poses a growing threat to public health, as infections from resistant strains of microbial become increasingly difficult and expensive to treat, resulting in prolonged illness and greater risk of death. A cross-sectional descriptive study was done among 471 higher secondary level students of private schools in Kathmandu Valley. Data were collected from Grade 11 and 12 non-science faculty students through self-administered questionnaires. Half (50.5%) of the students gave correct response by saying that antibiotic kills bacteria and 49.1% said that it is for fever. Majority (93.0%) of them said that it should be taken with water. Regarding the response on when to stop taking antibiotic, 46.9% said correctly by saying when all prescribed medicines are taken whereas and 40.8% said that after feeling better. More than half (58.8%) of the students had not heard about antibiotic resistance, whereas those who have heard among them 24% of students said that they had heard from doctor and nurses and 21.8% from family member and friends. Nearly one-third (32.7%) of students knew that antibiotic resistance occurs using antibiotic when they are not necessary. Regarding the response on consequences of antibiotic resistance, more than one-third (38.2%) of students gave correct answer. Nearly half of the students have lack of knowledge about antibiotic. Thus, it is imperative to create awareness among students by introducing a specific course on antibiotic in the 9 th and 10 th grade core curriculum to prevent antibiotic resistance and its consequences.

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“…However children were very keen to learn more about antimicrobial resistance. 5 Similarly, in another non interventional study by Almeida NM et.al. , a questionnaire based survey was conducted among high school children in Goa and results showed that majority of the students were unaware about the problem of the antimicrobial resistance [6].…”

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Promoting Awareness About Proper Use of Antimicrobials and Antimicrobial Resistance Among School Children

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Introduction: Antimicrobial resistance is increasing in India due to lack of knowledge about proper use of antimicrobials among general population. Proper knowledge of antimicrobial use is necessary before an individual has responsibility for using or buying such medicines. Unlike most other countries, education programs to promote appropriate use of antimicrobials are lacking in Indian Schools. The objectives of this study were to know the base level knowledge and to evaluate the efficacy of a teaching intervention to improve students' knowledge regarding proper antimicrobial use and antimicrobial resistance.Methods: This was pre and post test design study using a questionnaire containing 10 questions. Total 500 school going children from three different schools were enrolled. Informed consent and ethics committee approval obtained. Intervention in the form of daily lectures for 15-20 minutes given for two weeks followed by post test was given. The statistical analysis was done by using SPSS version 15 and McNemar-Bowker Test was used to compare the data of post-tests to the baseline & P<0.05 was considered significant.Results: Out of 500 school children participated in this study, 46% were boys and 54% were girls. Results of pre-test suggest that children's knowledge regarding antimicrobial resistance was extremely insufficient and they were having several misconceptions about antimicrobial usage. Statistically significant improvement observed regarding the knowledge of proper use of antimicrobials after the intervention. Conclusion:The strategy used in this study seems promising and correct dissemination of information on antimicrobials can change their attitudes and behaviours regarding antimicrobial use. We believe it can be replicated in other schools, complemented by experimental activities, to promote long-term retention of knowledge.

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Perceptions and Knowledge on Antibiotic use and resistance among High School Students and Teachers in New Delhi, India

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