Understanding of antibiotic use and resistance among final-year pharmacy and medical students: a pilot study
Understanding of antibiotic use and resistance among final-year pharmacy and medical students: a pilot study
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DOI：
10.3855/jidc.3833
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发表时间：
2014-06-01
影响因子：
1.9
通讯作者：
Zamri, Siti Maryam Bt.
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作者：
Jamshed, Shazia Qasim;Elkalmi, Ramadan;Zamri, Siti Maryam Bt.
简介：本研究旨在调查了解抗生素的使用和抗生素耐药性及其相关因素之间的最后一年的医学和药学专业的学生在国际伊斯兰大学马来西亚（IIUM）。方法：这是一个横断面研究。研究工具是通过广泛的文献检索开发的，并对医学和药学学者进行了表面效度和内容效度。进行了初步研究，以确定可靠性系数。结果：共回收问卷123份，其中123份为调查问卷，123份为调查问卷。在123名受访者中，58.5%（n = 72）是最后一年的医学生，而41.5%（n = 51）是最后一年的药学学生。大多数受访者对抗生素相关课程内容有足够的了解（n = 116; 94.3%）。几乎所有的受访者都正确地报告了杀菌和抑菌抗生素之间的差异。仅15.4%（n = 19）和27.6%（n = 34）的学生能够分别将化脓性链球菌识别为非万古霉素耐药菌和肠球菌识别为万古霉素耐药菌。与医学生相比，药学专业的学生表现出更好的理解和更充分的知识，因为药学专业的学生每个领域的平均值略高。广泛改进课程和教育医疗保健专业人员，特别是医生和药剂师，从他们接受教育培训的时候起，就可以灌输对明智使用抗生素的道德责任，这可以消除抗生素耐药性。
Introduction: This study is aimed to investigate the understanding of antibiotic use and antibiotic resistance and its correlate factors among final-year medical and pharmacy students at International Islamic University Malaysia (IIUM).Methodology: This was a cross-sectional study. The study instrument was developed by extensive literature search and was subjected to face validity and content validity to medical and pharmacy academics. A pilot study was conducted to ascertain the reliability coefficient. Data was entered to SPSS version 17 and descriptive and inferential statistics were applied.Results: A total of 123 questionnaires were included in the study. Out of 123 respondents, 58.5% (n = 72) were final-year medical students, while 41.5% (n = 51) were final-year pharmacy students. The majority of the respondents showed adequate knowledge regarding the course contents related to antibiotics (n = 116; 94.3%). Almost all the respondents correctly reported the difference between bactericidal and bacteriostatic antibiotics. Only 15.4% (n = 19) and 27.6% (n = 34) of students were able to recognize Streptococcus pyogenes as non-pencillin resistant bacterium and Enterococcus as vancomycin-resistant bacterium, respectively.Conclusions: The students showed good understanding regarding antibiotic resistance. In comparison to medical students, pharmacy students showed better understanding and more adequate knowledge, as the mean value for each domain was slightly higher for pharmacy students. Extensively improving the curriculum and educating healthcare professionals, especially physicians and pharmacists, right from the time of their educational training can inculcate a moral responsibility toward the judicious use of antibiotics, which can serve to eradicate antibiotic resistance.