Assessment of knowledge, attitude and practices about antibiotic resistance and usage
A questionnaire based study among medical students
Keywords:
antibiotics resistance, attitude, knowledge, medical students, practiceAbstract
Background: The current trend of treatment, using antibiotics has definitely helped improve patient outcome and prevent infectious disease however the irrational and unregulated use these drugs has created a havoc of antibiotic resistance. The Worldwide spread of the antibiotic resistant organisms has gradually created the threat of antimicrobial insufficiency and is leading us back to an pre-antibiotics era. Patients infected with these antibiotic resistant organisms are likely to face long durations of hospital stay, increased cost of treatment and require treatment with second? and third?line drugs, which may be more toxic and less effective. Medical students are going to be primary care physicians to serve the community. These future prescribers are frontline fighters against antimicrobial resistance, by rationally prescribing the antibiotics and promoting patient awareness. There are sufficient evidences to support that newly licensed doctors / prescribers are not adequately trained to prescribe medications safely. Lack of adequate training during medical degree course may be one of the reasons for that. Objective: To assess the knowledge, attitudes, and the practices of medical students with respect to antibiotic resistance and usage.
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