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ArticleAntibiotics (Basel, Switzerland)2020

Teacher and Student Views on the Feasibility of Peer to Peer Education as a Model to Educate 16-18 Year Olds on Prudent Antibiotic Use-A Qualitative Study.

Cliodna A M McNulty, Carla L Brown, Rowshonara B Syeda, C Verity Bennett, Behnaz Schofield, David G Allison, Nick Francis

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Article in Antibiotics (Basel, Switzerland), 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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5 · Who and what money

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7 authors at 5 institutions in 1 country.

Cliodna A M McNultyPrimary Care and Interventions Unit, Public Health England, Gloucester GL1 1DQ, UK.
Carla L BrownPrimary Care and Interventions Unit, Public Health England, Gloucester GL1 1DQ, UK.
Rowshonara B SyedaPrimary Care and Interventions Unit, Public Health England, Gloucester GL1 1DQ, UK.
C Verity BennettDivision of Population Medicine, Cardiff University, Cardiff CF14 4XN, UK.
Behnaz SchofieldFaculty of Health and Applied Sciences, University of West of England, Bristol BS16 1QY, UK.
David G AllisonDivision of Pharmacy & Optometry, University of Manchester, Manchester M13 9PT, UK.
Nick FrancisSchool of Primary Care, Population Sciences and Medical Education, University of Southampton, Southampton SO17 1BJ, UK.
Public Health England · GBCardiff University · GBUniversity of Manchester · GBUniversity of Southampton · GBUniversity of the West of England · GB

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Peer education (PE) has been used successfully to improve young peoples' health-related behaviour. This paper describes a qualitative evaluation of the feasibility of university healthcare students delivering PE, covering self-care and antibiotic use for infections, to biology students in three UK schools (16-18 years), who then educated their peers. Twenty peer educators (PEds) participated in focus groups and two teachers took part in interviews to discuss PE feasibility. Data were analysed inductively. All participants reported that teaching students about antibiotic resistance was important. PE was used by PEds to gain communication skills and experience for their CV. PEds confidence increased with practice and group delivery. Interactive activities and real-life illness scenarios facilitated enjoyment. Barriers to PE were competing school priorities, no antibiotic content in the non-biology curriculum, controlling disruptive behaviour, and evaluation consent and questionnaire completion. Participation increased PEds' awareness of appropriate antibiotic use. This qualitative study supports the feasibility of delivering PE in schools. Maximising interactive and illness scenario content, greater training and support for PEds, and inclusion of infection self-care and antibiotics in the national curriculum for all 16-18-year olds could help facilitate greater antibiotic education in schools. Simplifying consent and data collection procedures would facilitate future evaluations.

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AMRantibiotic resistanceantibioticsbiologyhealth educationpeer educationqualitativestudents

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PMID32325791
PMCPMC7235706
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