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dc.contributor.authorZawahir, Shukry
dc.contributor.authorHettiarachchi, Chathurangani
dc.contributor.authorMorrissey, Hana
dc.date.accessioned2017-11-13T16:11:36Z
dc.date.available2017-11-13T16:11:36Z
dc.date.issued2017-11-01
dc.identifier.citationZawahir, 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.2017v9i11.21891
dc.identifier.isbn0975-1491
dc.identifier.doi10.22159/ijpps.2017v9i11.21891
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/2436/620847
dc.description.abstractObjective: 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.
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherInnovare Academic Sciences Pvt Ltd
dc.relation.urlhttps://innovareacademics.in/journals/index.php/ijpps/article/view/21891
dc.subjectAntibiotics
dc.subjectKnowledge
dc.subjectAttitudes
dc.subjectPerception
dc.subjectSri Lanka
dc.subjectPharmacy students
dc.titleAssessing knowledge, perception and attitudes about antibiotics among final year pharmacy undergraduates in Sri Lanka
dc.typeJournal article
dc.identifier.journalInternational Journal of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences
dc.date.accepted2017-09
rioxxterms.funderUniversity of Wolverhampton
rioxxterms.identifier.projectUoW131117HM
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rioxxterms.licenseref.urihttps://creativecommons.org/CC BY-NC-ND 4.0
rioxxterms.licenseref.startdate2017-11-13
dc.source.volume9
dc.source.issue11
dc.source.beginpage234
dc.source.endpage239
refterms.dateFCD2018-10-19T09:28:38Z
refterms.versionFCDVoR
refterms.dateFOA2017-11-13T00:00:00Z
html.description.abstractObjective: 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.


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