Relationship between Knowledge about Antibiotics and Behavior in the Use of Antibiotics in University Students

Abstract

Background: Antibiotics are the type of antimicrobials that have been used to treat bacterial infection in the body. The knowledge about antibiotics can influence antibiotic use. In Indonesia, many studies have contradictory results regarding the relationship between antibiotic knowledge and attitude toward antibiotic use. Therefore, this study aims to know about the level of knowledge and attitude regarding antibiotic use in medical students and other students and to determine the relationship between knowledge about antibiotics and attitude toward antibiotic use. Aim: To determine the relationship between knowledge about antibiotics and attitude regarding antibiotic use in the medical students class of 2020 UPH. Methodology: This analytic cross-sectional study was conducted in January 2023. The questionnaires were distributed through social media to 177 students at UPH. The submitted data was arranged in Microsoft Excel and analyzed with SPSS Statistics using Chi-Square, Fisher's Exact, and Binary Logistic methods. Result: Of a total of 183respondentst, there are 102 (55,6%respondentsnt who have a good knowledge of antibiotics, and 101 (55,2%) respondents who possess a good attitude in using antibiotics. Conclusion: The result denoted a significant correlation between knowledge and attitude regarding antibiotic use in medical students class of 2020 UPH (p= 0,0001 in the chi-square method and p= 0,016 in Fisher's Exact; 95% CI = 1,87- 54,03).