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Knowledge, attitude, and awareness of antibiotic resistance among medical students

Background: There is a rising trend in antibiotic use and misuse which contributes to antibiotic resistance. Objective: This cross‑sectional, questionnaire‑based study was to assess the knowledge, attitude, and awareness of antibiotic resistance among medical students. Materials and Methods: The s...

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Main Authors: Aung Myo, Oo @mohd Hashym, Sowmya Sham, Kanneppady, Ohn Mar, Lwin
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Published: 2019
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spelling my-unisza-ir.63272022-03-16T08:16:57Z http://eprints.unisza.edu.my/6327/ Knowledge, attitude, and awareness of antibiotic resistance among medical students Aung Myo, Oo @mohd Hashym Sowmya Sham, Kanneppady Ohn Mar, Lwin R Medicine (General) Background: There is a rising trend in antibiotic use and misuse which contributes to antibiotic resistance. Objective: This cross‑sectional, questionnaire‑based study was to assess the knowledge, attitude, and awareness of antibiotic resistance among medical students. Materials and Methods: The study was conducted on medical students of all years (year 1–5) in a private university of Malaysia coincide with the “Antibiotic Awareness Week” of the World Health Organization. Results: Students in the clinical phase of their training had more awareness than the preclinical phase on the consumption of antibiotics over the counter without prescription (P = 0.008). Students of both the phases responded differently when asked whether the newer antibiotics were more effective in treating infection (P = 0.022). Only 43.5% of year 4 and 42.3% of year 5 students were aware (P = 0.036) about Antibiotic Awareness Week. Conclusion: The study concludes that medical students should have in‑depth knowledge about antibiotic resistance and its underlying mechanisms to prevent the misuse of antibiotics. 2019-09 Article PeerReviewed text en http://eprints.unisza.edu.my/6327/1/FH02-FP-19-28157.pdf Aung Myo, Oo @mohd Hashym and Sowmya Sham, Kanneppady and Ohn Mar, Lwin (2019) Knowledge, attitude, and awareness of antibiotic resistance among medical students. Archives of Medicine and Health Sciences, 7 (1). pp. 57-60. ISSN 2321-4848
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Aung Myo, Oo @mohd Hashym
Sowmya Sham, Kanneppady
Ohn Mar, Lwin
Knowledge, attitude, and awareness of antibiotic resistance among medical students
description Background: There is a rising trend in antibiotic use and misuse which contributes to antibiotic resistance. Objective: This cross‑sectional, questionnaire‑based study was to assess the knowledge, attitude, and awareness of antibiotic resistance among medical students. Materials and Methods: The study was conducted on medical students of all years (year 1–5) in a private university of Malaysia coincide with the “Antibiotic Awareness Week” of the World Health Organization. Results: Students in the clinical phase of their training had more awareness than the preclinical phase on the consumption of antibiotics over the counter without prescription (P = 0.008). Students of both the phases responded differently when asked whether the newer antibiotics were more effective in treating infection (P = 0.022). Only 43.5% of year 4 and 42.3% of year 5 students were aware (P = 0.036) about Antibiotic Awareness Week. Conclusion: The study concludes that medical students should have in‑depth knowledge about antibiotic resistance and its underlying mechanisms to prevent the misuse of antibiotics.
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author Aung Myo, Oo @mohd Hashym
Sowmya Sham, Kanneppady
Ohn Mar, Lwin
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Sowmya Sham, Kanneppady
Ohn Mar, Lwin
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title Knowledge, attitude, and awareness of antibiotic resistance among medical students
title_short Knowledge, attitude, and awareness of antibiotic resistance among medical students
title_full Knowledge, attitude, and awareness of antibiotic resistance among medical students
title_fullStr Knowledge, attitude, and awareness of antibiotic resistance among medical students
title_full_unstemmed Knowledge, attitude, and awareness of antibiotic resistance among medical students
title_sort knowledge, attitude, and awareness of antibiotic resistance among medical students
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url http://eprints.unisza.edu.my/6327/1/FH02-FP-19-28157.pdf
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