International Journal of Pharma and Bio Sciences
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10.22376/ijpbs.2019.10.1.p1-12
Volume 10 Issue 4
2019 (October-December)
A cross sectional survey assessing knowledge, attitude and practices regarding antibiotic resistance among 2nd, 3rd and final year MBBS students in a teaching hospital in Navi Mumbai (Funded Work)
In 2011, the theme of World Health Day as 'Combat Antimicrobial Resistance was given No Action Today, No Cure Tomorrow'. The is a serious and global problem of antibiotic abuse and there is a growing need to urgently develop new strategies for the prevention of resistance of bacteria to antibiotics. The aim of this study is to evaluate the current knowledge, attitude, and practices regarding antibiotic use and antibiotic resistance (ABR) among the healthcare profession students at a Medical college. This study is a cross-sectional, questionnaire based survey. The validated questionnaire was distributed among 150 MBBS students from 2 lessThan sup greaterThan nd lessThan /sup greaterThan , 3 lessThan sup greaterThan rd lessThan /sup greaterThan , and final year. students and the results were presented in the form of graphs and tables. 94% of the 2 lessThan sup greaterThan nd lessThan /sup greaterThan year students knew that bacteria was not responsible for the common cold and influenza The knowledge of the final year in most of the questions were 100%. The final year students had a positive attitude towards ABR and antibiotics however the attitude of the 2 lessThan sup greaterThan nd lessThan /sup greaterThan year and 3 lessThan sup greaterThan rd lessThan /sup greaterThan year was found to be more casual. Practices of the final year students were found to be more sensible,100% of the students lessThan b greaterThan lessThan /b greaterThan consult a doctor before starting an antibiotic except for the fact that 94% of the students lessThan b greaterThan lessThan /b greaterThan stop taking the further treatment once they start feeling better after taking antibiotics. 98% of students from 2 lessThan sup greaterThan nd lessThan /sup greaterThan year believe indiscriminate antimicrobial use leads to the emergence of the growing problem of resistance. Our study provides important views regarding the knowledge, attitudes and practices about antibiotic resistance and its use among the future doctors. It revealed that most of the students were aware of antimicrobial resistance and its consequences. The only concern was their casual attitude regarding antibiotic use. This was an ICMR- STS approved project.
YADAV P, DEOLEKAR P, SYED A, SHARMA N, SURI R AND ISTUTI K
Antibiotic resistance, questionnaire, MBBS students, knowledge, attitudes and practices.
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