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ArticlePharmacy (Basel, Switzerland)2021

Assessing the Effects of Basic Medical Science Courses on the Knowledge and Attitude towards Antibiotic Usage among Pre-Professional Students in Saudi Arabia.

Ismail Memon, Azzam Abdulaziz Alrashid, Hamad Saadi Alshammari, Dur-E-Shewar Rehman, Zeeshan Feroz, Abdulaziz Nagro, Rakan Alotaibi, Muath Alsalmi, Muhammad Anwar Khan, Abdulmohsen Alkushi and 1 more

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Article in Pharmacy (Basel, Switzerland), 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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11 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Ismail MemonBasic Science Department, College of Science and Health Professions, King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences, Riyadh 11481, Saudi Arabia.
Azzam Abdulaziz AlrashidCollege of Medicine, King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences, Riyadh 11481, Saudi Arabia.ORCID 0000-0002-2374-6759
Hamad Saadi AlshammariCollege of Medicine, King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences, Riyadh 11481, Saudi Arabia.
Dur-E-Shewar RehmanBasic Science Department, College of Science and Health Professions, King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences, Riyadh 11481, Saudi Arabia.
Zeeshan FerozBasic Science Department, College of Science and Health Professions, King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences, Riyadh 11481, Saudi Arabia.
Abdulaziz NagroCollege of Medicine, King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences, Jeddah 21423, Saudi Arabia.
Rakan AlotaibiCollege of Medicine, King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences, Jeddah 21423, Saudi Arabia.
Muath AlsalmiCollege of Medicine, King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences, Jeddah 21423, Saudi Arabia.
Muhammad Anwar KhanCollege of Medicine, King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences, Jeddah 21423, Saudi Arabia.ORCID 0000-0002-6379-590X
Abdulmohsen AlkushiBasic Science Department, College of Science and Health Professions, King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences, Riyadh 11481, Saudi Arabia.
Syed Faisal ZaidiDepartment of Pharmacology, School of Medicine, Batterjee Medical College for Sciences and Technology, Jeddah 21442, Saudi Arabia.ORCID 0000-0002-2668-1997
King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences · SABatterjee Medical College

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The curriculum of medical schools includes courses on antibiotics. Therefore, it is worth exploring information related to the knowledge and attitudes about antibiotics. In this cross-sectional study the questionnaire was administered to the undergraduates in two phases, before and after attending the basic medical science courses. The data were collected on demographic variables, source of antibiotics, level of knowledge, and changes in attitude statements. Data analysis was implemented using SPSS. The mean age of participants was 19.87 and 20.15 in phases I and II, respectively. Most of the participants' parents had education at the university level and a monthly income above 15,000 SAR. Generally, students had good knowledge and attitude about antibiotics. A significant improvement in students' knowledge in phase-II was noticed in "level of knowledge" (

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antibioticsattitudehealth science studentsknowledgeSaudi Arabia

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