Awareness, Knowledge, and Attitude (AKA) of government secondary school students on the use of antibiotics in Shah Alam, Malaysia

Autor: Kenneth Paul Martinez, Gaiyathre Subrain, Widiasmoro Selamat Neni, Mohammad Sarimie Nurul-Nizam Shamshir Khan, T Auamnoy
Rok vydání: 2019
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Zdroj: Journal of Public Health. 28:347-355
ISSN: 1613-2238
2198-1833
DOI: 10.1007/s10389-019-01034-y
Popis: This study aimed to: (1) assess the socio-demographic characteristics and awareness, knowledge, and attitude (AKA) on the use of antibiotics among government secondary school students, (2) compare the means of AKA based on age, and (3) predict the relationship between AKA domains. A cross-sectional study was conducted involving government secondary school students aged 13, 14, and 16 years old from two secondary schools in Shah Alam, Malaysia. A total of 136 respondents (mean age = 14.46 ± 1.29 years; female = 63.2%; Malay = 92.6%; urban area = 95.6%) was recruited. Overall, attitude was reported as high (0.68 ± 0.15), but awareness (0.46 ± 0.14) and knowledge (0.51 ± 0.10) were moderate. Significant differences were detected between students aged 13 and 16 years in knowledge (p = 0.003) and total AKA (p = 0.011). Knowledge was significantly associated with attitude (r = + 0.278, p = 0.001) and age (r = + 0.292, p = 0.001), while age significantly correlated with attitude (r = + 0.159, p = 0.039). This study may serve as a preliminary insight on the development of an effective educational intervention to improve AKA of antibiotic usage.
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