Knowledge, attitude and practice study about antibiotics usage among medical undergraduates of a tertiary care teaching hospital of Haryana, India: an observational cross-sectional study

Authors

  • Khajan Singh Department of Community Medicine, NC Medical and Hospital, Israna, Panipat, Haryana, India
  • Brijesh Kumar Department of Community Medicine, NC Medical and Hospital, Israna, Panipat, Haryana, India
  • Mahender Singh Department of Community Medicine, NC Medical and Hospital, Israna, Panipat, Haryana, India
  • Preeti . Department of Community Medicine, NC Medical and Hospital, Israna, Panipat, Haryana, India

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.18203/2394-6040.ijcmph20213810

Keywords:

Antibiotics, Antibiotic resistance, Undergraduates

Abstract

Background: Antibiotic resistance (ABR) has now become a global health problem. It has significantly increased the mortality and morbidity related to infectious diseases as well as the economic burden due to these infections. There is global consensus on development of new strategies for prevention of antibiotic abuse and hence decreasing the prevalence of ABR. Medical students should be given more education during their undergraduate training regarding antibiotic resistance and appropriate prescribing. Therefore, this study was planned to assess Knowledge, attitude and practice (KAP) about antibiotics usage among medical undergraduates.

Methods: An observational cross-sectional study was done among 2nd year undergraduate medical students of NC Medical College and Hospital, Israna, Panipat. Data was collected through specifically developed structured questionnaire from 130 students. The data was entered in MS excel 2010 and statistical analysis was done using MS excel 2010 and IBM Statistical package for social sciences (SPSS) version 20.0.0.

Results: 93.07% (n=121) of the students were aware that antibiotic resistance has become an important and serious global public health issue. The attitude of the students about antibiotic use and resistance was found to be casual and negligent. 21.53% (n=28) of study participants believed that they should take antibiotics when they have cold to prevent from getting a serious illness. 38.46% (n=50) of students considered taking antibiotics whenever they had fever.

Conclusions: This study provides useful information about the knowledge, attitudes and the practices of 2nd year undergraduate medical students about antibiotic resistance and usage.

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2021-09-27

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Singh, K., Kumar, B., Singh, M., & ., P. (2021). Knowledge, attitude and practice study about antibiotics usage among medical undergraduates of a tertiary care teaching hospital of Haryana, India: an observational cross-sectional study. International Journal Of Community Medicine And Public Health, 8(10), 5001–5005. https://doi.org/10.18203/2394-6040.ijcmph20213810

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