Practice of antibiotics use and awareness of antimicrobial resistance among undergraduate medical students

<p>Antibiotic resistance is one of the actual problems associated with the irrational use of antibiotics</p> <p>The aim of study is to investigate practice of antibiotics use and awareness of antimicrobial resistance among undergraduate medical students Siberian State Medical University (SSMU).</p> <p>Material and methods. A self-administered online questionnaire was used to assess the practice of antibiotic use and awareness of antimicrobial resistance among 5-6 year students of GP and pediatrician faculties of Siberian State Medical University.</p> <p>Results. 334 students took part in the survey. During the last year, 58.1% of respondents used antibacterial drugs. The leading reasons for the use of antibiotics were: angina - 47.3%, viral infection of upper&nbsp; airway- 24.4%, sinusitis and / or otitis - 20.2%, urinary tract infections - 18.3%, bronchitis - 11.5%, pneumonia - 8 %, acute intestinal infections - 5.7%. The most frequently used: amoxicillin / clavulanic acid -57.6%, amoxicillin - 29%, azithromycin - 19.4%, ciprofloxacin - 13.4%, cephalosporins of the 3rd generation - 8.1%, clarithromycin - 7.6%. Most of the students used antibiotics as prescribed by a doctor (58.8%) and adhered to the duration of treatment prescribed by the doctor. The vast majority of students (99.4%) are aware of the problem of antibiotic resistance and 95.8% consider this problem important for Russian medicine.</p> <p>Conclusions. Undergraduate students of the Siberian State Medical University demonstrated adherence to medical recommendations regarding the use of antibiotics and a high awareness of the problem of antibiotic resistance.</p>