Knowledge, attitude and preventive practices on antimicrobial resistance via One Health approach among undergraduate students year 19/20 in UPM

Kamal, Zulfadzly and L Ramana Rao, Sandhya Rageene and Xin, Sherin Lim Ke (2020) Knowledge, attitude and preventive practices on antimicrobial resistance via One Health approach among undergraduate students year 19/20 in UPM. [Project Paper] (Submitted)

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Abstract

Introduction: The antibiotic resistance threat has been a global public health issue that causes increased morbidity, mortality and economic burden. The World Health Organisation (WHO) estimated that this problem leads to an excess of mortality of 25,000 people every year in the European hospitals, with a cost of about 1,5 billion of Euro. New mechanisms of resistance are evolving and spreading across the world, threatening the treatment of infectious diseases. Drug-resistant diseases are now responsible for over half a million deaths worldwide. Adding to these concerns is the overuse and excessive use of antimicrobials for humans and animals that often encourage the development of antimicrobial resistance and its spread, either directly or through the environment. Most of the world's antibiotic use is for animals rather than humans, and most of it is for animal growth rather than for the treatment of sick animals. Objective: This study aims to determine level of knowledge, attitude and preventive practices on antimicrobial use and contributing factors toward antimicrobial resistance. This study is also designed to assess the association between the sociodemographic factors and the level of knowledge, attitude and preventive practices on antimicrobial use and its resistance via One Health approach among medical (Doctor of Medicine and Doctor of Veterinary Medicine) and non medical (Agricultural Science) undergraduate students of UPM. Methods: This is a cross-sectional study conducted among medical and non-medical undergraduate students of Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM). The questionnaire was developed by the experts based on literature information that helped us to modify the questions according to our study. The questionnaire 1 consisted 5 sections which covered the sociodemographic factors, knowledge on antimicrobial resistance (AMR), knowledge on One Health, attitude on perceived risk toward antimicrobial resistance, collaborative efforts via One Health approach and preventive measures in controlling antimicrobial resistance. The Chi-Square test is used to determine the association between the sociodemographic factors and the level of knowledge, attitude and preventive practices on antimicrobial use and AMR. The sociodemographic factors will be analysed by descriptive statistics using percentage, mean, median frequency and interquartile range.

Item Type:	Project Paper
Faculty:	Faculty of Medicine and Health Science
Depositing User:	Ms Norafizah Radzuan
Date Deposited:	04 Sep 2023 03:40
Last Modified:	04 Sep 2023 03:40
URI:	http://psaspb.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/1205

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