A comparative knowledge, attitude, and practice study of antimicrobial use, self-medication and antimicrobial resistance among final year students of MBBS, BDS, and BSc Nursing at a tertiary care hospital at Kannur

• Published in: National journal of physiology, pharmacy and pharmacology pharmacy and pharmacology, 2018, Vol.8 (9), p.1305-1311
• Main Authors: Dutt, Hemant, Sarkhil, Mohammad, M, Abdul, Singh, Ganesh
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Subjects: Antibiotics; Antimicrobial agents; Attitudes; Bacterial infections; Drug resistance; Infections; Knowledge; Nursing; Pharmacology; Questionnaires; Self-medication; Students; Studies
• ISSN: 2320-4672; 2231-3206
• DOI: 10.5455/njppp.2018.8.0518130052018

[...]they form a good platform to conduct a knowledge, attitude, and practice (KAP) study and therefore, the present study was undertaken to assess the existing KAPs of final year students of all the three specialties. Based on clinical and bacterial epidemiological data, the germs responsible for the infectious process are suspected, and treatment is decided on a presumptive basis, fundamental on probabilistic reasoning, and as a result of the above, broad-spectrum antibiotics are typically prescribed by dental doctors. [25] The strength of our study is that it gives us the insight of KAP in the budding health-care professionals, which guides us to know the pattern and will help us to narrow down the gap between academic knowledge and professional practice. [...]we can improve the KAP of these students by giving practical pharmacology sessions every 6 months to make them updated on medicines, especially antibiotics, not only in the final year but also in internship. [...]the study leaves lacunae for further research.