Appropriate antibiotic use and antimicrobial resistance: knowledge, attitudes and behaviour of medical students and their needs and preferences for learning.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The impact of an appropriate use of antibiotics on the prevention of antimicrobial resistance (AMR) has been demonstrated. Surveys have shown, however, that medical students do not feel sufficiently trained to use antibiotics wisely. The aims of our study were (1) to describe what medical students currently know about appropriate antibiotic use, and (2) to identify students' learning preferences as a basis for developing student-centred teaching modules to convey the basics of AMR prevention.

Methods

We performed an online survey at Charité Universitätsmedizin Berlin and the Julius-Maximilians-University Würzburg on the knowledge, attitudes, and behaviour (KAB) of medical students concerning AMR, antibiotic treatment options, and their perceptions of AMR topics ad

SUBMITTER: Wiese-Posselt M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10189209 | biostudies-literature | 2023 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature