Knowledge, Attitude, and Practice Associated with Antibiotic Use among University Students: A Survey in Nepal

Poonam Shah, Rajeev Shrestha, Zongfu Mao, Yilin Chen, Yan Chen, Pramesh Koju, Xinliang Liu and Hao Li
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Poonam Shah: School of Health Sciences/Global Health Institute, Wuhan University, Wuhan 430072, China
Rajeev Shrestha: Pharmacovigilance Unit, Dhulikhel Hospital, Kathmandu University Hospital, Dhulikhel 45200, Nepal
Zongfu Mao: School of Health Sciences/Global Health Institute, Wuhan University, Wuhan 430072, China
Yilin Chen: Department of Global Health, University of Washington, Seattle, WA 98105, USA
Yan Chen: School of Health Sciences/Global Health Institute, Wuhan University, Wuhan 430072, China
Pramesh Koju: Pharmacovigilance Unit, Dhulikhel Hospital, Kathmandu University Hospital, Dhulikhel 45200, Nepal
Xinliang Liu: School of Health Sciences/Global Health Institute, Wuhan University, Wuhan 430072, China
Hao Li: School of Health Sciences/Global Health Institute, Wuhan University, Wuhan 430072, China

IJERPH, 2019, vol. 16, issue 20, 1-11

Abstract: The purpose of this study was to conduct a preliminary study to assess knowledge, attitude, and practice (KAP) associated with antibiotic use among medical students (MS) and non-medical students (NMS) at Kathmandu University, Nepal. A self-administered questionnaire was distributed to 1223 students for a cross-sectional study. In total, 1222 questionnaires collected from 609 MS and 613 NMS were regarded as effective. A t -test and Chi-square test were applied to analyze the data. A total of 25 out of 39 questions in the KAP survey were found to have statistical significance. The MS showed higher levels of knowledge/attitude/practice associated with antibiotic use than the NMS. Significant gaps were found in and between the MS and NMS in the first and final years of study. Interventions, such as lectures, courses, workshops, and seminars on antibiotic use, along with internet and media campaigns, etc., are needed to improve the awareness and change the behavior of both the MS and the NMS of universities with regards to the rational use of antibiotics.

Keywords: antibiotic use; attitude; knowledge; practice; university students; Nepal (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2019
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