ArticleAfrican health sciences2023
Knowledge and perception of antimicrobial resistance and antimicrobial stewardship among healthcare students in Nigeria.
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- Knowledge and Perception of Pharmacy Interns in Ghana on Antimicrobial Use, Resistance, and Stewardship: A Cross-Sectional Study.Health science reports · 2026Article
- Prioritising intervention areas for antimicrobial resistance in Nigeria's human and animal health sectors using a mixed-methods approach.One health (Amsterdam, Netherlands) · 2025Article
- Editorial: Infections, non-communicable diseases, and reproductive health issues in a world beset by conflict and climate change.African health sciences · 2023Article
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Abstract
Background: Assessment of knowledge and perception of healthcare students regarding antimicrobial resistance (AMR) and antimicrobial stewardship (AMS) would facilitate more effective education of these future prescribers. Objectives: To assess knowledge and perception of AMR and AMS among healthcare students in Nigerian universities. Methods: This was a questionnaire-based, cross-sectional survey of medical, nursing and pharmacy undergraduate students from November 2019 to January 2020, using both paper and electronic modes of self-administration. Results: A total of 335 students participated in the survey. Mean age of respondents was 23±3 years; 114 (34.4%) were in their 5th year of study. Most (78.9%) of the respondents agreed that widespread use of antimicrobials promotes AMR. Only 70 (21.1%) were aware that poor hand hygiene promotes AMR; 45.9% (42.7%, 37.3% and 57.7% for medicine, nursing and pharmacy respectively, p = 0.007) agreed that AMR is promoted by substandard quality of antimicrobials. Majority (94.3%) perceived AMR as a worldwide problem. Over half (60.8%) were not familiar with the term 'antimicrobial stewardship'. Eleven (3.3%) and 122 (36.9%) rated their AMS knowledge as 'very good' and 'poor' respectively. Conclusions: Nigerian healthcare students had suboptimal knowledge of AMR and AMS. Current undergraduate healthcare curriculum should be reviewed to incorporate AMS principles.
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