Abstract
Objective -To assess the knowledge and attitude of second year medical undergraduates towards antimicrobial resistance (AMR) and antimicrobial stewardship program (ASP) Method –A cross-sectional questionnaire based study conducted among second year medical undergraduates of GSVM, Medical College, Kanpur in the form of pre-test and after sensitizing the students about AMR and ASP, again same questionnaire were given as post-test. Five Point likert scale has been used for assessment. Chi-square test was used and p-value <0.05 was consider statistically signicant. Result- Total of 239 students, 234 students participated in pre-test and 232 participated in post-test. Percentage of male students in pre & post-test were more (63.2% and 62.5%) compared to female students (36.8% and 37.5%).We have found highly signicant (p<0.000001) improvement in knowledge and attitude towards AR and ASP at the end of post-test. Except for one question where almost equal percentage of students in both pre (68.4%) and post-test (69%) said they have never heard of ASP before the lecture taken. Conclusion- Signicant improvement in knowledge and positive attitude towards AMR and ASP has been found. Different methods of educational interventions (case problem study, practical session, and training) can be embedded for successful outcome.
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