Educational strategy to raise awareness about antimicrobial resistance with a “One Health” approach

Guillermo Luís Herrera Miranda, Nelia Margarita Rodríguez García, Fabián Andrés Muñoz Vidal, Dania María Horta Muñoz, Guillermo Alejandro Herrera Horta and Zurelys Gutiérrez García

Seminars in Medical Writing and Education, 2024, vol. 3, 611

Abstract: Introduction: Antimicrobial resistance is a serious public health problem in many countries around the world and one of the greatest threats to current medicine, and the “One Health” approach is a key piece to address this problem. Objective: to evaluate the effectiveness of an educational strategy to raise awareness about antimicrobial resistance with a “One Health” approach, in Medical Offices No. 8 and 10 of the Pedro Borrás Astorga Polyclinic, Pinar del Río. Methods: a pre-experimental study was carried out, with a pretest/posttest design, during the period January-April 2024. From a universe of 1,703 people, a sample of 124 was selected, using intentional non-probabilistic sampling. Descriptive and inferential statistical methods were used. Results: the female sex predominated (58.8%), the mean age for both sexes was 56.4 ±11.272 years. At initial diagnosis, 57.1% of people had an inadequate level of information, with a predominance of the indicators: food safety (77.4%), rational use of medicines (75.0%) and prevention and control of communicable diseases (66.9%); after the educational intervention, the information level was raised in 90.4% of people. The McNemar test yielded significant results (p=0.000; p

Date: 2024
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DOI: 10.56294/mw2024611

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