Department of General Medicine, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Okayama, Japan.
Center for Education in Medicine and Health Sciences, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Okayama, Japan.
J Infect Chemother. 2020 Oct;26(10):1107-1109. doi: 10.1016/j.jiac.2020.06.021. Epub 2020 Jul 16.
Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is an urgent global issue. After the AMR action plan was introduced in 2016, a study on antibiotic literacy (i.e., awareness, knowledge, and attitude relating to antimicrobial use) among clinicians and lay people was conducted in Japan. However, no studies have hitherto targeted medical students who are expected to have a high level of antibiotic literacy. The present study was conducted between September 2019 and February 2020, enrolling undergraduate students at Okayama University Medical School. We collected data using a paper-based questionnaire form with 11 questions about antibiotic literacy. The response rate was 93.8% (661/705 students). Overall, 92.6% of the students knew that antibiotics inhibit the growth of bacteria. Student reporting that antibiotics could treat the common cold accounted for 77.0% (Year 1), 50.9% (Year 2), 48.2% (Year 3), 49.1% (Year 4), 23.8% (Year 5), and 26.2% (Year 6). Only 43 (6.5%) had heard about the AMR action plan. The study data suggested that medical students' level of literacy on antimicrobial use should be further enhanced to address AMR and promote antimicrobial stewardship.
抗菌药物耐药性（AMR）是一个紧迫的全球问题。2016 年推出 AMR 行动计划后，在日本对临床医生和非专业人员的抗生素素养（即与抗菌药物使用相关的意识、知识和态度）进行了一项研究。然而，迄今为止，尚无针对医学生的研究，预计医学生的抗生素素养水平较高。本研究于 2019 年 9 月至 2020 年 2 月在冈山大学医学院进行，招募了本科生。我们使用了一份基于纸张的问卷表收集了有关抗生素素养的 11 个问题的数据。应答率为 93.8%（661/705 名学生）。总体而言，92.6%的学生知道抗生素可以抑制细菌的生长。报告抗生素可治疗普通感冒的学生占比分别为：1 年级 77.0%、2 年级 50.9%、3 年级 48.2%、4 年级 49.1%、5 年级 23.8%和 6 年级 26.2%。只有 43 名（6.5%）听说过 AMR 行动计划。研究数据表明，应进一步提高医学生对抗菌药物使用的素养水平，以应对 AMR 并促进抗菌药物管理。
