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Understanding of Pharmacy Students towards Antibiotic Use, Antibiotic Resistance and Antibiotic Stewardship Programs: A Cross-Sectional Study from Punjab, Pakistan.

Authors :
Hayat, Khezar
Jamshed, Shazia
Rosenthal, Meagen
Haq, Noman Ul
Chang, Jie
Rasool, Muhammad Fawad
Malik, Usman Rashid
Rehman, Anees Ur
Khan, Kashif Maqbool
Fang, Yu
Source :
Antibiotics (2079-6382); Jan2021, Vol. 10 Issue 1, p66-66, 1p
Publication Year :
2021

Abstract

Antibiotic resistance (ABR) is a significant issue for public health globally. An adequate understanding of ABR and the approaches used to tackle ABR, including antibiotic stewardship programs, are vital. This study aimed to get an insight into antibiotic use, ABR, and antibiotic stewardship programs among pharmacy students of Punjab, Pakistan. This multicenter study was undertaken among final (fifth) year undergraduate pharmacy students of 7 universities of Punjab, Pakistan. A paper-based self-administered questionnaire comprising 48-items was utilized for data collection. Descriptive and inferential statistics were employed for data analysis. This study included a total of 296 respondents with a response rate of 85.8%. Most of the students had an average understanding of antibiotic use (59.8%), ABR (42.6%), ABR mechanisms (48.0%), and factors of ABR (51.7%). Only 21.6% of students have heard about antibiotic stewardship programs. More than half of the students believed that educating and training healthcare professionals (53.4%) and medical students (57.8%) about the prescribing and judicial usage of antibiotics could reduce the ABR burden. The awareness of most of the pharmacy students about certain aspects of antibiotic use, ABR, and stewardship programs was suboptimal. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
20796382
Volume :
10
Issue :
1
Database :
Complementary Index
Journal :
Antibiotics (2079-6382)
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
148406144
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.3390/antibiotics10010066