IJERPH, Vol. 18, Pages 9692: Evaluation of Knowledge and Risk Perception about Antibiotic Resistance in Biology and Mathematics Young Students in N îmes University in France

IJERPH, Vol. 18, Pages 9692: Evaluation of Knowledge and Risk Perception about Antibiotic Resistance in Biology and Mathematics Young Students in Nîmes University in France International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health doi: 10.3390/ijerph18189692 Authors: Valentin Duvauchelle Elsa Causse Julien Michon Patrick Rateau Karine Weiss Patrick Meffre Zohra Benfodda In response to the antimicrobial resistance issue, the World Health Organization developed and conducted a survey in 2015 dealing with habits, antibiotic use, awareness of appropriate use and sensitization to the issue of antibacterial resistance. In France, we conducted a similar survey to investigate the use of antibiotics and students’ perceptions of the antibiotic resistance risk. Our results indicated that antibiotics are moderately taken (42% in the last six months), but mistakes remain in appropriate practices and knowledge. Many people still believe that the body develops resistance to antibiotics and 24% responded that antibiotics can be stopped before the end of the treatment if they feel better. Furthermore, only 14% said antibiotics could be used to treat gonorrhea while 57% indicated that influenza could be treated with antibiotics. We looked at risk perception as well, and noticed that students in biology were more aware of risk (mean score = 48.87) and health consequences (mean score = 40.33) than mathematics students (mean score = 44.11 and 37.44). They were more ...
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