Knowledge, attitude and practices on antimicrobial usage among Veterinary surgery students from Cavite State University / by Edrey John A. Arandia.

Thesis (Doctor of Veterinary Medicine) Cavite State University.

Includes bibliographical references.

College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences (CVMBS)

ARANDIA, EDREY JOHN A., Knowledge, Attitude and Practices on Antimicrobial Usage Among Veterinary Surgery Students from Cavite State University. Undergraduate Thesis. Doctor of Veterinary Medicine. Cavite State University, Indang, Cavite. July 2022. Adviser: Nelson J. Montialto, DVM.

The study was conducted to determine and assess the level of knowledge, attitude and practices of antimicrobial usage among veterinary surgery students from Cavite State University. Specifically, the study aimed to identify the demographic and academic characteristics of the participants; determine the level of knowledge of veterinary surgery students toward antimicrobial usage; determine the attitude of veterinary surgery students towards antimicrobial resistance; determine the practices of veterinary surgery students towards antimicrobial stewardship; and to determine the relationship between the students' sex and year level with the level of knowledge, attitude, and practices on antimicrobial usage. A total of 110 registered veterinary medical students who were enrolled in surgery courses were selected purposively to participate in the study. A survey questionnaire was administered electronically using the Google forms and all the data obtained were analyzed using a simple descriptive statistic. The correlation between the level of knowledge, attitude and practices on antimicrobial usage, sex and year level of the participants were done using the spearman rank correlation. Out of 110 students, only 83 (83.5%) participated in the study; 44 (53%) were females, while 38 (46%) were males and the remaining 1% preferred not to say. The respondents are also composed of students in their fourth year and fifth year of their academic curricula represented by thirty-one (31) percent and sixty-nine (69) percent, respectively. Overall, the result showed that participants were considered highly knowledgeable (4.33±0.19) in using antimicrobial, while demonstrated a positive attitude (4.20 ± 0.26) with highly acceptable practice (4.35 +0.54) with regards to antimicrobial usage. However, there were no significant relationship between sex and the level of knowledge, attitude, and practices of the respondents on antimicrobial usage. Likewise, the data also revealed that there was no significant relationship between year level and the level of knowledge, attitude, and practices of the respondents on antimicrobial usage. This means that student year level and sex does not affect the student's level of knowledge, attitude, and practice towards antimicrobial usage. The author recommends that further and relevant studies be conducted with face-to-face collection of data to encourage more valid responses. Additional aspects related to antimicrobial resistance and antimicrobial stewardship may be incorporated to provide in-depth analysis of the topic.

Submitted to the University Library 07/12/2022 T-9249