Assessing knowledge, perception and attitudes about antibiotics among final year pharmacy undergraduates in Sri Lanka
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Objective: Anti-microbial resistance has become a global problem especially in developing countries. The aim of the study was to evaluate the effect of socio-demographic predictors amongst final year pharmacy undergraduates in Sri Lanka on their knowledge, perception and attitudes regarding antibiotic use.Methods: A questionnaire-based study involved final year pharmacy students from four public universities in Sri Lanka. Data on knowledge, attitudes and perception about the appropriate use of antibiotics were analysed. Ethics approval was granted by the university of Ruhuna Sri Lanka.Results: There was good general knowledge of antibiotics (mean=15.57), however, 46% said metronidazole is not an antibiotic, 82% said that the use of antibiotics speed-up the recovery from the common cold. Perception (p=0.033) and attitudes (p=0.028) of respondents from urban area were significantly higher than that of those from rural area.Conclusion: Clinical education for pharmacy undergraduates should have an in-depth focus on the rational of antibiotics use in Sri Lanka.Citation
Zawahir, S., Hettiarachchi, C., Morrissey, H. (2017) 'Assessing knowledge, perception and attitudes about antibiotics among final year pharmacy undergraduates in Sri Lanka', International Journal of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences 9 (10) pp. 234-239 doi: 10.22159/ijpps.2017v9i11.21891Publisher
Innovare Academic Sciences Pvt LtdJournal
International Journal of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical SciencesType
Journal articleLanguage
enISBN
0975-1491ae974a485f413a2113503eed53cd6c53
10.22159/ijpps.2017v9i11.21891
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