University Students’ Knowledge on Antibiotic Use in Yogyakarta: A Cross-Sectional Survey
Penulis/Author
Prof. Dr. Susi Ari Kristina, S.Farm., M.Kes., Apt. (1); SHINTA DIVA EKANANDA (2); apt. Mawardi Ihsan, M.Sc. (3)
Tanggal/Date
2021
Kata Kunci/Keyword
Abstrak/Abstract
Background: Antibiotic resistance has become one of the most concerning global public health problems. The study is aimed to determine university students’ level of knowledge on antibiotic use and factors underlying practices of antibiotic use.
Methods: The study is conducted through a cross-sectional survey. The survey was adapted and translated from WHO Multi-country survey. The respondents of the survey include university students residing in Yogyakarta Province, Indonesia. The three sections of the survey included socio-demographic factors, information on respondents’ antibiotic use, and respondents’ knowledge on antibiotics. The data was presented descriptively in a frequency table and then analyzed using logistic regression to determine the association between factors and antibiotic use of university students.
Results: The survey generated 960 respondents, who majority has taken antibiotics in the last six months (65.73%). Most of the respondents have poor knowledge of antibiotics (67%) that was shown through misconceptions such as antibiotics able to be used as common cold treatment (63.71%); antibiotics can be obtained without prescription and leftover antibiotics can be kept for future use (correct response 35.42% and 37.08% respectively; antibiotic treatment can be stopped once feeling better and consuming less antibiotic than prescribed is healthier (correct response 41.88% and 37.40% respectively); and only those who take antibiotics
regularly will be susceptible to antibiotic resistance (correct response 33.33%). In addition to these misconceptions, it was determined the factors with highest score of association with antibiotic use are major of study and knowledge of antibiotics.
Conclusions: The overall poor knowledge of antibiotics of university students in Yogyakarta reiterates the need of educational intervention to improve rational use of antibiotics and prevent growth of antibiotic resistance.
