Knowledge Attitude and Behaviors in Rational Antibiotics Use of Nursing Students Southern College of Nursing and Public Health Network
Keywords:
Behaviors of drugs used, Attitude of drugs used, Rational antibiotics drugs usedAbstract
The purpose of this research was to study the level of knowledge, attitudes and behaviors of Rational Antibiotics Drugs Used and to examine the correlation among knowledge, attitudes, and behaviors of Rational Antibiotics Drugs Used. The 376 samples were calculated from 2,098 nursing students by Yamane. The samples were recruited by Proportion Random Sampling and simple random sampling. Data was collecting by an online questionnaire which was separated into three parts: attitudes and behaviors. A validity of the questionnaire rang was 0.67 – 1.00 Reliability of knowledge was tested by Kuder–Richardson Method was 0.69 and Reliability of the attitudes and behaviors was tested by Cronbach’ Alpha was 0.75 and 0.73 respectively. A level of knowledge, attitudes and behaviors Used analyzed by using descriptive statistics. A correlation of knowledge, attitude and behaviors used were analyzed by using the Pearson Correlation Coefficient.
The research findings showed a low level of knowledge of rational antibiotics drugs used (Mean= 4.44, SD = 1.02). While the attitudes of rational antibiotics drugs used was a high level (Mean= 3.98, SD = 0.42) and behaviors of rational antibiotics drugs used was a moderate level (Mean = 3.02, SD = 0.68). The correlation among knowledge, attitude and behaviors found that the knowledge was positively correlated with an attitude of rational antibiotics drugs used, the knowledge was positively correlated with the behaviors of rational antibiotics drugs used, and an attitude was positively correlated with the behaviors of rational antibiotics drugs used respectively (r=.351, .534, .317) (p <0.01)
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