Implication of the knowledge and perceptions of veterinary students of antimicrobial resistance for future prescription of antimicrobials in animal health, South Africa

dc.contributor.authorSmith, Peter W.
dc.contributor.authorAgbaje, Michael
dc.contributor.authorLeRoux-Pullen, Lerica
dc.contributor.authorVan Dyk, Deborah
dc.contributor.authorDebusho, Legesse K.
dc.contributor.authorShittu, Aminu
dc.contributor.authorSirdar, Mohamed Mahmoud
dc.contributor.authorFasanmi, Olubunmi Gabriel
dc.contributor.authorAdebowale, Oluwawemimo Oluseun
dc.contributor.authorFasina, Folorunso Oludayo
dc.date.accessioned2021-02-04T05:10:04Z
dc.date.available2021-02-04T05:10:04Z
dc.date.issued2019-10-17
dc.description.abstractUnderstanding the knowledge and perceptions of veterinary students of antimicrobial resistance (AMR) as potential future prescribers of antimicrobials may serve as an opportunity to improve stewardship of AMR. Pre-final (n = 42) and final (n = 29) year veterinary students of the University of Pretoria completed questionnaires to determine their knowledge and perceptions of AMR. Of the 71 respondents, mixed practice (48%) and small animal practice (45%) were the most preferred career choices post-graduation, with the field of gross pathology being the least preferred. Over 80% of the respondents believed that veterinary practitioners’ misuse of antimicrobials contributes to AMR and a higher percentage (98.6%) believed that farmers’ misuse of antimicrobials encourages the development of AMR, in particular, in food animals (60.6%) compared to companion animals (50.7%). Agreement in the ranking of abuse of antimicrobials between pre-final and final year students was fair (36.4%; kappa 0.3), and the most abused antimicrobials in descending order listed by the students were tetracyclines, penicillins, sulphonamides and aminoglycosides. There was wide disparity between training and potential field application, as well as variations in the correct matching of antimicrobials to their respective antibiotic classes. Responses to the clinical application of antimicrobials also varied widely. Despite the apparent teaching of AMR to veterinary students, gaps may exist in the translation of theoretical concepts to clinical applications, hence the need for focused and targeted antimicrobial prescription and stewardship training to bridge these potential identified gaps.en_ZA
dc.description.departmentParaclinical Sciencesen_ZA
dc.description.departmentProduction Animal Studiesen_ZA
dc.description.librarianam2021en_ZA
dc.description.sponsorshipThe Peer Enhanced Scholarship of Teaching and Learning under the Vice-Principal, Research and Postgraduate Education, University of Pretoria; the Education Innovation Project under the Department of Education Innovation, University of Pretoria; and the Department of Higher Education and Training.en_ZA
dc.description.urihttp://www.jsava.co.zaen_ZA
dc.identifier.citationSmith, P.W., Agbaje, M., LeRoux-Pullen, L., Van Dyk, D., Debusho, L.K., Shittu, A. et al., 2019, ‘Implication of the knowledge and perceptions of veterinary students of antimicrobial resistance for future prescription of antimicrobials in animal health, South Africa’, Journal of the South African Veterinary Association 90(0), a1765. https://DOI.org/10.4102/jsava.v90i0.1765.en_ZA
dc.identifier.issn1019-9128 (print)
dc.identifier.issn2224-9435 (online)
dc.identifier.other10.4102/jsava.v90i0.1765
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/2263/78238
dc.language.isoenen_ZA
dc.publisherAOSIS OpenJournalsen_ZA
dc.rights© 2019. The Authors. Licensee: AOSIS. This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution License.en_ZA
dc.subjectAntimicrobialsen_ZA
dc.subjectStewardshipen_ZA
dc.subjectTrainingen_ZA
dc.subjectUndergraduate studentsen_ZA
dc.subjectPerceptionen_ZA
dc.subjectPracticeen_ZA
dc.subjectAntimicrobial resistance (AMR)en_ZA
dc.subjectSouth Africa (SA)en_ZA
dc.titleImplication of the knowledge and perceptions of veterinary students of antimicrobial resistance for future prescription of antimicrobials in animal health, South Africaen_ZA
dc.typeArticleen_ZA

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