Dopelt Keren, Amar Almog, Yonatan Nickol, Davidovitch Nadav
School of Public Health, Faculty of Health Sciences, Ben Gurion University of the Negev, Beersheva 84105, Israel.
Department of Public Health, Ashkelon Academic College, Ashkelon 78211, Israel.
Antibiotics (Basel). 2023 Jun 8;12(6):1028. doi: 10.3390/antibiotics12061028.
Antibiotic resistance is one of the biggest threats to human health, food security, and development. This study aimed to examine the level of knowledge and awareness regarding antibiotic resistance while comparing students from health sciences to students in other disciplines. A cross-sectional study was conducted based on the "antibiotic resistance" questionnaire developed by the World Health Organization. A total of 371 students participated in the study. All respondents had taken antibiotics in the past. A tenth had taken them on their own without a prescription, and 14% had not received an explanation regarding the use of antibiotics. The average for the knowledge questions was 15.49 ± 5.35 (out of 27). Many students mistakenly associated antibiotics with viral diseases. Despite these misconceptions, there was a high level of awareness and understanding regarding the ways to treat antibiotic resistance. Still, the awareness of the severity of antibiotic resistance was not high. Differences were found between the disciplines in general knowledge and the level of awareness and understanding about the ways to treat antibiotic resistance, where health science students had the highest scores, followed by social science students and finally, computer and management students. No differences were found in the perception of the severity of the phenomenon. This information is essential to developing educational interventions to improve knowledge, attitudes, and practices regarding antibiotic use among students, especially those unrelated to the health sciences.
抗生素耐药性是对人类健康、粮食安全和发展的最大威胁之一。本研究旨在调查学生对抗生素耐药性的知识水平和认识程度，同时比较健康科学专业的学生和其他学科的学生。基于世界卫生组织制定的“抗生素耐药性”问卷进行了一项横断面研究。共有371名学生参与了该研究。所有受访者过去都服用过抗生素。十分之一的人自行服用过抗生素而没有处方，14%的人没有得到关于抗生素使用的解释。知识问题的平均得分是15.49±5.35（满分27分）。许多学生错误地将抗生素与病毒性疾病联系起来。尽管存在这些误解，但对于治疗抗生素耐药性的方法仍有较高的认识和理解。不过，对抗生素耐药性严重性的认识并不高。在一般知识以及对治疗抗生素耐药性方法的认识和理解水平方面，不同学科之间存在差异，其中健康科学专业的学生得分最高，其次是社会科学专业的学生，最后是计算机和管理专业的学生。在对该现象严重性的认知方面未发现差异。这些信息对于制定教育干预措施以提高学生，尤其是与健康科学无关的学生在抗生素使用方面的知识、态度和行为至关重要。
