Li, Pak Yeung;
Gilham, Ellie L;
Murdan, Sudaxshina;
Süli, Orsolya Réka;
Viegas, Rúben;
Klopčič, Nejc;
Ashiru-Oredope, Diane;
(2025)
Assessment of health and science undergraduate students’ knowledge, attitudes, education and training related to antibiotic use and antimicrobial resistance in 27 EU/EEA universities.
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Introduction. Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is a complicated public health challenge. This study aimed to obtain a baseline assessment of undergraduate health and science students’ knowledge and attitudes of antibiotic use, resistance and stewardship across European countries and to evaluate education methods. // Methods. A 43-item cross-sectional multilingual survey of healthcare practitioners and undergraduates studying dentistry, medicine, nursing, pharmacy and science subjects was conducted by Public Health England (now UK Health Security Agency) in 2018 across 30 EU/EEA countries. Of the 43 questions developed for healthcare workers, a subset of 33 questions directly relevant to students was available for student completion. // Results. A total of 1,222 students from 27 EU/EEA countries participated in the survey, with 50% studying medicine (379/760). The mean score across seven knowledge questions was 6.04 out of 7 (sd, 1.14). Knowledge scores differed by the degree being studied and were higher among students in the later years of their degree programme. Knowledge was significantly higher (P<0.001) in those who had received training on prudent antibiotic use and infection management. Most students had not heard about AMR awareness campaigns, including European Antibiotic Awareness Day, and felt they did not have a key role in addressing AMR. // Conclusion. Although students demonstrated good overall knowledge of antibiotic use and AMR, many lacked awareness of their role in tackling AMR. Designing more effective targeted educational interventions for these students, such as curriculum development and interprofessional education and training, could be beneficial to support appropriate antibiotic use and efforts to tackle AMR.
| Type: | Article |
|---|---|
| Title: | Assessment of health and science undergraduate students’ knowledge, attitudes, education and training related to antibiotic use and antimicrobial resistance in 27 EU/EEA universities |
| Location: | England |
| Open access status: | An open access version is available from UCL Discovery |
| DOI: | 10.1099/acmi.0.001030.v4 |
| Publisher version: | https://doi.org/10.1099/acmi.0.001030.v4 |
| Language: | English |
| Additional information: | Copyright © 2025 The Authors. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/deed.en. |
| Keywords: | Anti-infective , antibiotic resistance , antibiotic stewardship , antimicrobial , antimicrobial resistance , antimicrobial stewardship , behaviour change , European Antibiotic Awareness Day (EAAD) , knowledge and students |
| UCL classification: | UCL UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Life Sciences UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Life Sciences > UCL School of Pharmacy UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Life Sciences > UCL School of Pharmacy > Pharmaceutics |
| URI: | https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10215697 |
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