PMID- 35625335
OWN - NLM
STAT- PubMed-not-MEDLINE
LR  - 20220716
IS  - 2079-6382 (Print)
IS  - 2079-6382 (Electronic)
IS  - 2079-6382 (Linking)
VI  - 11
IP  - 5
DP  - 2022 May 19
TI  - Exploring the Antimicrobial Stewardship Educational Needs of Healthcare Students 
      and the Potential of an Antimicrobial Prescribing App as an Educational Tool in 
      Selected African Countries.
LID - 10.3390/antibiotics11050691 [doi]
LID - 691
AB  - Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is a global health threat and one of the top 10 
      global public health threats facing humanity. AMR contributes to 700,000 deaths 
      annually and more deaths, as many as 10 million are projected to happen by 2050. 
      Antimicrobial stewardship (AMS) activities have been important in combating the 
      ripple effects of AMR and several concerted efforts have been taken to address 
      the issues of antimicrobial resistance. The Commonwealth Pharmacists Association 
      through the Commonwealth Partnerships for Antimicrobial Stewardship (CwPAMS) 
      programme has been enhancing the capacity of health institutions in 
      Low-Middle-Income Countries (LMIC) to combat AMR. Through such efforts, an 
      antimicrobial prescribing app (CwPAMS app) was launched and delivered to support 
      antimicrobial prescribing and improve AMS practice in four African countries; 
      Ghana, Uganda, Zambia, and Tanzania. The app provides easy access to infection 
      management resources to improve appropriate use of antimicrobials in line with 
      national and international guidelines. This study aimed to identify and explore 
      the potential for the usability of the CwPAMS app among healthcare students 
      across selected African countries that are part of the Commonwealth. The study 
      equally evaluated the healthcare students' understanding and attitudes towards 
      antimicrobial resistance and stewardship. Despite 70% of the respondents 
      indicating that they had been taught about prudent use of antibiotics, diagnosis 
      of infections and their management using antibiotics in their universities, 
      notable knowledge gaps were discovered: 52.2% of the respondents had no prior 
      information on the term AMS, 50.6% of them reported a lack of resources for 
      accessing up-to-date information on drugs, for instance only 36% had had an 
      opportunity to access an app as a learning resource even when 70% of the 
      respondents thought that a mobile app would support in increasing their 
      knowledge. Those challenges reveal an opportunity for the CwPAMS App as a 
      potential option to address AMR and AMS gaps among healthcare students.
FAU - Ogunnigbo, Omotola
AU  - Ogunnigbo O
AD  - Commonwealth Pharmacists Association, London E1W 1AW, UK.
FAU - Nabiryo, Maxencia
AU  - Nabiryo M
AD  - Commonwealth Pharmacists Association, London E1W 1AW, UK.
FAU - Atteh, Moses
AU  - Atteh M
AD  - Grand Erie District School Board, Brantford, ON N3T 5V3, Canada.
FAU - Muringu, Eric
AU  - Muringu E
AD  - Pharmaceutical Society of Kenya, Hurlingham, Jabavu Lane, Nairobi P.O. Box 
      44290-00100, Kenya.
FAU - Olaitan, Olatunde James
AU  - Olaitan OJ
AUID- ORCID: 0000-0001-6593-5067
AD  - Department of Pharmaceutical and Medicinal Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy, 
      Olabisi Onabanjo University, Ago Iwoye P.O. Box 2002, Nigeria.
FAU - Rutter, Victoria
AU  - Rutter V
AD  - Commonwealth Pharmacists Association, London E1W 1AW, UK.
FAU - Ashiru-Oredope, Diane
AU  - Ashiru-Oredope D
AUID- ORCID: 0000-0001-9579-2028
AD  - Commonwealth Pharmacists Association, London E1W 1AW, UK.
LA  - eng
GR  - NA/Fleming Fund/
PT  - Journal Article
DEP - 20220519
PL  - Switzerland
TA  - Antibiotics (Basel)
JT  - Antibiotics (Basel, Switzerland)
JID - 101637404
PMC - PMC9137764
OTO - NOTNLM
OT  - CwPAMS
OT  - antibiotics
OT  - antimicrobial resistance
OT  - antimicrobial stewardship
OT  - antimicrobial surveillance
OT  - antimicrobials
OT  - prescribing app
COIS- The authors declare no conflict of interest. The funders had no role in the 
      design of the study; in the collection, analyses, or interpretation of data; in 
      the writing of the manuscript, or in the decision to publish the results.
EDAT- 2022/05/29 06:00
MHDA- 2022/05/29 06:01
PMCR- 2022/05/19
CRDT- 2022/05/28 01:05
PHST- 2022/04/07 00:00 [received]
PHST- 2022/05/04 00:00 [revised]
PHST- 2022/05/12 00:00 [accepted]
PHST- 2022/05/28 01:05 [entrez]
PHST- 2022/05/29 06:00 [pubmed]
PHST- 2022/05/29 06:01 [medline]
PHST- 2022/05/19 00:00 [pmc-release]
AID - antibiotics11050691 [pii]
AID - antibiotics-11-00691 [pii]
AID - 10.3390/antibiotics11050691 [doi]
PST - epublish
SO  - Antibiotics (Basel). 2022 May 19;11(5):691. doi: 10.3390/antibiotics11050691.