The investigation of antibiotic use situations health school student’s

Abstract

Objective: To determine the frequency of antibiotic use, behaviors related to antibiotic use the student nurses’ and influential factors. Method: This cross-sectional study was made by using questionnaire form, on 290 students in Zonguldak Karaelmas University School of Health. Data were evaluated by descriptive statistical methods and Chi-Square Test. Results: About 93.8% of the students were used the antibiotics during at least once.28.7% of the students also were used the antibiotics during the last a month. 77.9% of the students were started antibiotic use with doctor’s prescription. Female and second class students were higher rate started to the antibiotic use with doctor’s prescription (p<0.05). It was determined that 38.3% of the students who were used to antibiotics without doctor’s prescription were used the antibiotics themselves prescription. It was determined to the most frequently use of analgesic (66.4%) with antibiotics of students’ (50.4%).Conclusion: As a result of this study, it recommended that the students should be consolidated knowledge correctly use of antibiotics.