Unnecessary Antibiotic Use: A Questionnaire on Assessing The Compatibility of Knowledge And Practice Among Students

Abstract

The discovery of potent antimicrobial agents was one of the greatest contributions to medicine in the 20th century. However, like any medication, antibiotics carry certain risks. When introduced, they had an immediate and dramatic impact on the outcomes of infectious diseases, making once-lethal infections readily curable. Unfortunately, the emergence of antimicrobial-resistant pathogens now threatens these advances. It is crucial to concentrate our attention on students in the healthcare profession because antibiotic resistance has emerged as a global public health issue and is partly attributed to physicians' lack of knowledge. Resistance is a serious health threat that affects the clinical outcome of patients as well as results in higher rates of adverse events and healthcare costs. Antibiotic resistance has become a major public health concern due to the severity of its effects on human health and the dearth of new treatments. Sadly, there are already people every day who develop illnesses that cannot be cured with the antibiotics that are already on the market. Academicians, working doctors, professional bodies, and public health organizations have drawn attention to the challenge of antibiotic resistance. The current study seeks to assess students' knowledge and attitudes on the use of antibiotics and antibiotic resistance at the School of Medicine.