Assessment of antibiotic use knowledge and antibiotic resistance among final year bachelors of nursing student in the university.: A cross-sectional survey

Abstract

Antibiotic resistance is a major public health issue, and it is a growing concern worldwide. The study was to assess the knowledge of antibiotic use and antibiotic resistance among final year Bachelor of Nursing at the University. The study was conducted in Cape Coast. 103 participants were used for the study. This study employed a descriptive cross-sectional survey design. A structured questionnaire was developed to collect data from 103 participants. Data collected were analyzed through SPSS v.26 using descriptive statistics and independent sample T-test to find out the association between gender and knowledge of antibiotic use and antibiotic resistance. Students who participated in this research demonstrated good knowledge of the use of antibiotics and antibiotic resistance. The Cronbach alpha was 0.60 which makes the instrument used reliable. Generally, there were no significant (p > 0.05) differences in the level of knowledge of antibiotic resistance among the final year BSc. nursing. Efforts must now be made to enhance the curricula to ensure an improved and uniform transfer of knowledge of antibiotic resistance among the different healthcare students to curb the effect of antibiotic resistance in Ghana given growing concerns.