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Table 3 Survey results on antibiotic medication counseling during clinical training at the community pharmacy

From: Impact of education on antibiotic literacy and awareness among pharmacy students at a Japanese university: a questionnaire survey

Question and choices

Fifth-year in 2019

(postclinical training and lecture)

Fifth-year in 2023

(postclinical training)

Q8-1: Did you provide medication counseling for antibiotics during clinical training at the community pharmacy?

Yes

149 (87.1)

133 (83.1)

Q8-2: If so, for which conditions did you provide this counseling?

Common cold

74 (49.7)

71 (53.4)

Tooth extraction

58 (38.9)

35 (26.3)

Sinusitis

51 (34.2)

38 (28.6)

Pharyngitis

45 (30.2)

38 (28.6)

Otitis media

44 (29.5)

26 (19.5)

Cystitis

40 (26.8)

30 (22.6)

Prophylaxis for infections

29 (19.5)

26 (19.5)

Pneumonia

17 (11.4)

9 (6.8)

Diarrhea

7 (4.7)

9 (6.8)

Influenza

3 (2.0)

10 (7.5)

No recollection

3 (2.0)

9 (6.8)

Unknown

1 (0.7)

0

Norovirus

0

1 (0.8)

Others

20 (13.4)

10 (7.5)

  1. Data are presented as the number of valid responses (%)
  2. Multiple answers were allowed for Q8-2