Knowledge and Application of Antibiotics in the Everyday Life of Students at the Faculty of Health Science

Abstract

Antibiotics constitute a group of medications used to treat infections caused by bacteria and their colonization. A casual understanding of the importance of rational antibiotic use results in antimicrobial resistance, leading to the ineffectiveness of the drug when it is most needed. Today, a pressing issue is bacterial resistance to antibiotics, one of the reasons being poor antibiotic management and insufficient knowledge about them. The purpose and objective of this research were to assess the knowledge and use of antibiotics among students of the Faculty of Health Sciences at the University of Sarajevo. This study involved 151 students, including 125 females (83%) and 26 males (17%). The survey comprised questions about general data on the significance and use of antibiotics. The importance of understanding antibiotics and knowing how to use them for specific problems is discussed in Chapter 3. of this scientific research paper.