Knowledge, Attitude, and Practices (KAP) of Antibiotic Usage amongst Undergraduate Students of Management and Science University (MSU)

Abstract

Background and aim: Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) remains a significant health threat worldwide. The uncontrollable usage of antibiotic drugs can cause AMR either by the habit of misuse or abuse, thus leading to the rapid development of antibiotic resistance by superbug bacteria in a society. Hence, this research study evaluates antibiotic usage knowledge, attitude, and practices (KAP) among university students in Management and Science University (MSU). Materials and method: A cross-sectional study was conducted amongst students from June to November 2019. A total of 251 students were approached to participate in this study. The questionnaire was validated using Cronbach's alpha (0.707) and distributed online socio-demographic and KAP questions. The data was collected and analysed by using IBM SPSS version 23. Result: Most of the participants were of the Malay race (64.1%). A total of 65.7% of participants were non-medical students from this study population. Analysis of KAP towards the comparison of study level was found to be significant at knowledge (p< 0.05) only, however, overall analysis towards the comparison of both race and faculties were not significant (p>0.05). The Chi-Square correlation test indicates that proper antibiotics usage against the attitude amongst MSU students was found to be significant(p<0.05), while the proper antibiotics usage against knowledge and practices were found not significant(p>0.05). Conclusion: The level of KAP of antibiotics usage among MSU students present an association educational background only. Further research should be done to find several factors affecting the KAP of antibiotic usage amongst university students.