Jamshed Shazia Qasim, Elkalmi Ramadan, Rajiah Kingston, Al-Shami Abdul Kareem, Shamsudin Siti Hadijah, Siddiqui Mohammad Jamshed Ahmad, Abdul Aziz Mohamad Akram Bin, Hanafi Muhammad Badrulsyam Bin, Mohammad Shariff Najwa Izzati Bt, Ramlan Nasrul Hakim Bin, Jamil Normunirah Bt, Mustapha Nur Hayatul Akmal Bt, Hasman Yusri Nuratiqah Bt, Shahri Nurul Anisah Bt, Ismail Radhiyah Bt, Zamri Siti Maryam Bt
International Islamic University Malaysia (IIUM), Kuantan Campus, Pahang, Malaysia.
J Infect Dev Ctries. 2014 Jun 11;8(6):780-5. doi: 10.3855/jidc.3833.
This study is aimed to investigate the understanding of antibiotic use and antibiotic resistance and its correlate factors among final-year medical and pharmacy students at International Islamic University Malaysia (IIUM).
This was a cross-sectional study. The study instrument was developed by extensive literature search and was subjected to face validity and content validity to medical and pharmacy academics. A pilot study was conducted to ascertain the reliability coefficient. Data was entered to SPSS version 17 and descriptive and inferential statistics were applied.
A total of 123 questionnaires were included in the study. Out of 123 respondents, 58.5% (n = 72) were final-year medical students, while 41.5% (n = 51) were final-year pharmacy students. The majority of the respondents showed adequate knowledge regarding the course contents related to antibiotics (n = 116; 94.3%). Almost all the respondents correctly reported the difference between bactericidal and bacteriostatic antibiotics. Only 15.4% (n = 19) and 27.6% (n = 34) of students were able to recognize Streptococcus pyogenes as non-pencillin resistant bacterium and Enterococcus as vancomycin-resistant bacterium, respectively.
The students showed good understanding regarding antibiotic resistance. In comparison to medical students, pharmacy students showed better understanding and more adequate knowledge, as the mean value for each domain was slightly higher for pharmacy students. Extensively improving the curriculum and educating healthcare professionals, especially physicians and pharmacists, right from the time of their educational training can inculcate a moral responsibility toward the judicious use of antibiotics, which can serve to eradicate antibiotic resistance.
本研究旨在调查马来西亚国际伊斯兰大学（IIUM）医学和药学专业最后一年学生对抗生素使用和抗生素耐药性的理解及其相关因素。
这是一项横断面研究。研究工具通过广泛的文献检索开发，并向医学和药学专业的学者进行了表面效度和内容效度检验。进行了一项预试验以确定可靠性系数。数据录入SPSS 17版，并应用描述性和推断性统计方法。
本研究共纳入123份问卷。在123名受访者中，58.5%（n = 72）是医学专业最后一年的学生，而41.5%（n = 51）是药学专业最后一年的学生。大多数受访者对抗生素相关课程内容表现出足够的了解（n = 116；94.3%）。几乎所有受访者都正确报告了杀菌性抗生素和抑菌性抗生素之间的区别。只有15.4%（n = 19）的学生能够识别化脓性链球菌为非耐青霉素细菌，27.6%（n = 34）的学生能够识别肠球菌为耐万古霉素细菌。
学生们对抗生素耐药性表现出良好的理解。与医学专业学生相比，药学专业学生表现出更好的理解和更充分的知识，因为药学专业学生每个领域的平均值略高。从教育培训阶段开始广泛改进课程并教育医疗保健专业人员，特别是医生和药剂师，可以灌输他们对合理使用抗生素的道德责任，这有助于消除抗生素耐药性。
