Table 1 Percentage of response choices regarding antibiotic knowledge and awareness among first- and fifth-year pharmacy students
Question and choices | First-year in 2019 | Lecture cohort | Non-lecture cohort | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Fifth-year in 2019 (preclinical training and lecture) | Fifth-year in 2019 (postclinical training and lecture) | Fifth-year in 2023 (preclinical training) | Fifth-year in 2023 (postclinical training) | ||
Q1: Do you know the term “antibiotics”? | |||||
Can be explained to others | 2 (1.0) | 29 (19.9) | 63 (36.8) | 47 (27.6) | 61 (38.1) |
Yes | 64 (31.8) | 117 (80.1) | 106 (62.0) | 120 (70.6) | 99 (61.9) |
No | 135 (67.2) | 0 | 2 (1.2) | 3 (1.8) | 0 |
Q2: What are the effect of antibiotics? | |||||
Break a fever | 37 (18.5) | 20 (13.7) | 26 (15.2) | 24 (14.1) | 22 (13.8) |
Relieve pain | 27 (13.5) | 7 (4.8) | 9 (5.3) | 16 (9.4) | 10 (6.3) |
Inhibit bacterial growth | 182 (91.0) | 141 (96.6) | 169 (98.8) | 161 (94.7) | 156 (97.5) |
Stop coughing | 29 (14.5) | 8 (5.5) | 10 (5.8) | 10 (5.9) | 9 (5.6) |
Control runny nose | 27 (13.5) | 11 (7.5) | 11 (6.4) | 11 (6.5) | 9 (5.6) |
Suppress inflammation | 80 (40.0) | 42 (28.8) | 50 (29.2) | 53 (31.2) | 56 (35.0) |
Q3: Do you know what kind of diseases antibiotics are effective? | |||||
Common cold | 91 (45.0) | 61 (41.8) | 34 (19.9) | 74 (43.5) | 70 (43.8) |
Influenza | 93 (46.6) | 20 (13.7) | 18 (10.5) | 25 (14.7) | 9 (5.6) |
Cystitis | 32 (15.8) | 103 (70.5) | 149 (87.1) | 91 (53.5) | 128 (80.0) |
Pneumonia | 52 (25.7) | 113 (77.4) | 154 (90.1) | 115 (67.6) | 120 (75.0) |
Otitis media | 23 (11.4) | 103 (70.5) | 156 (91.2) | 108 (63.5) | 113 (70.6) |
Norovirus | 94 (46.5) | 9 (6.2) | 9 (5.3) | 19 (11.2) | 7 (4.4) |
Diarrhea | 24 (11.9) | 28 (19.2) | 39 (22.8) | 28 (16.5) | 29 (18.1) |
Others and no answer | 8 (4.0) | 6 (4.1) | 5 (2.9) | 1 (0.6) | 1 (0.6) |
Q4: Which medication is an antibiotic? | |||||
Oseltamivir | 52 (25.7) | 26 (17.8) | 12 (7.0) | 33 (19.4) | 13 (8.1) |
Amoxicillin | 33 (16.3) | 121 (82.9) | 163 (95.3) | 138 (81.2) | 152 (95.0) |
Pravastatin | 36 (17.8) | 3 (2.1) | 0 | 2 (1.2) | 3 (1.9) |
Cisplatin | 23 (11.4) | 3 (2.1) | 0 | 5 (2.9) | 1 (0.6) |
Levofloxacin | 39 (19.3) | 121 (82.9) | 161 (94.2) | 128 (75.3) | 147 (91.9) |
Indomethacin | 43 (21.3) | 5 (3.4) | 2 (1.2) | 9 (5.3) | 9 (5.6) |
Chlorpheniramine | 41 (20.3) | 2 (1.4) | 9 (5.3) | 16 (9.4) | 8 (5.0) |
Paroxetine | 14 (6.9) | 3 (2.1) | 0 | 9 (5.3) | 1 (0.6) |
No answer | 33 (16.3) | 3 (2.1) | 1 (0.6) | 0 | 0 |
Q5: What kind of medication do you think is necessary for a patient with a common cold? | |||||
Antitussive | 186 (92.1) | 130 (91.5) | 153 (90.0) | 145 (85.3) | 146 (91.3) |
Antipyretic | 138 (68.3) | 119 (83.8) | 144 (84.7) | 142 (83.5) | 147 (86.5) |
Antibiotics | 69 (34.2) | 36 (25.4) | 24 (14.1) | 44 (25.9) | 45 (26.5) |
Lozenge/troches | 83 (41.1) | 53 (37.3) | 101 (59.4) | 70 (41.2) | 97 (57.1) |
Expectorant | 108 (53.5) | 110 (77.5) | 158 (92.9) | 122 (71.8) | 134 (78.8) |
Analgesic | 13 (6.4) | 28 (19.7) | 60 (35.3) | 26 (15.3) | 45 (26.5) |
Gargle | 57 (28.2) | 53 (37.3) | 92 (54.1) | 51 (30.0) | 75 (44.1) |
Stomach medicine | 34 (16.8) | 17 (12.0) | 47 (27.6) | 15 (8.8) | 44 (25.9) |
Others | 1 (0.5) | 2 (1.4) | 4 (2.4) | 0 | 1 (0.6) |