Knowledge and perception of antibiotic resistance and stewardship among pre-health and agriculture undergraduate students.

ABSTRACT: The global threat of antibiotic-resistant infections has resulted in health organizations compiling an Antibiotic Stewardship Program (ASP), in which the education of current and future medical prescribers and farmers is central to the preservation of current and future antimicrobial treatments. The purpose of this study was to assess and compare the knowledge and perceived threat of antibiotics and antibiotic resistance, as well as the perceived benefit of antibiotic stewardship education, among undergraduate students majoring in Biology and Agriculture at Fort Hays State University. I hypothesized that the difference in knowledge and perceptions between Biology and Agriculture students would be significantly different because of differences in curriculum requirements. Framed by the healt

SUBMITTER: Da Silva Carvalho C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11636368 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature