Antibiotic use and resistance: an unprecedented assessment of university students’ knowledge, attitude and practices (KAP) in Lebanon

BMC Public Health

Bassam Hamam¹  Samer Sakr¹  Imtithal Sheet¹  Ali Ghaddar² 

[1]Department of Biological and Chemical Sciences, School of Arts and Sciences, Lebanese International University

[2]Department of Biomedical Sciences, School of Arts and Sciences, Lebanese International University

关键词: Antibiotic resistance;    Antibiotic use;    Attitude;    Knowledge;    Practice;    KAP;   

DOI  :  10.1186/s12889-020-08676-8

来源: DOAJ

【 摘 要 】

Abstract Background The emergence and spread of pathogenic bacteria that is resistant to antibiotics has become a major public health concern. The incorrect prescription, inappropriate consumption and excess use of antimicrobial drugs, specifically antibiotics, are possibly the main factors contributing to the widespread of antibiotic resistant bacteria. This study aims to evaluate the knowledge, attitude and practices (KAP) towards the use of antibiotics as well as their resistance among Lebanese university students in health and non-health related majors. Methods This cross-sectional study was conducted between May and June 2019 in Beirut (Lebanon) in which 750 students completed a questionnaire made up of four dimensions: Socio-demographic characteristics, 3 questions; assessment of knowledge, attitude and practices, 7, 10 and 1 question, respectively. The data was collected in spreadsheets and analysed with descriptive statistics. The difference in mean scores in each of the knowledge, attitude and practices dimensions between health and non-health related major students was analysed using t-student tests and the difference in percentages using chi-square tests. Results Almost 78% of respondents from the health related majors scored high knowledge compared to only 41% of non-health related majors (mean = 4.26; standard error = 0.05 versus mean = 3.41; standard error = 0.13, respectively). The attitude score of the health related major students (35.42%) was positive and more satisfactory compared to the non-health related students (7.32%); (mean = 9.34; standard error = 0.05 versus mean = 9.10; standard error = 0.21, respectively). However, the difference in the scores of attitudes was not statistically significant. Conclusions Interventions to promote awareness in this area should focus more students in on non-health related majors.

【 授权许可】

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