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01-06-2020 | Antibiotic | Original Article

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

Authors: Widiasmoro Selamat Neni, Gaiyathre Subrain, Mohammad Sarimie Nurul-Nizam Shamshir Khan, Kenneth Paul Martinez, Titinun Auamnoy

Published in: Journal of Public Health | Issue 3/2020

Abstract

Aim

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.

Subjects and methods

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.

Results

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).

Conclusion

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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Title: Awareness, Knowledge, and Attitude (AKA) of government secondary school students on the use of antibiotics in Shah Alam, Malaysia
Authors: Widiasmoro Selamat Neni
Gaiyathre Subrain
Mohammad Sarimie Nurul-Nizam Shamshir Khan
Kenneth Paul Martinez
Titinun Auamnoy
Publication date: 01-06-2020
Publisher: Springer Berlin Heidelberg
Keyword: Antibiotic
Published in: Journal of Public Health / Issue 3/2020
Print ISSN: 2198-1833
Electronic ISSN: 1613-2238
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10389-019-01034-y

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