title: Knowledge, attitude and practice of B.Sc. Pharmacy students about antibiotics in Trinidad and Tobago.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  The aim of this study was to assess the knowledge, attitude and practice of B.Sc. Pharmacy students about usage and resistance of antibiotics in Trinidad and Tobago.
  
  
  METHODS
  This was a cross-sectional questionnaire-based study involving B.Sc. Pharmacy students. The questionnaire was divided into five components including Demographics data, knowledge about antibiotic use, attitude toward antibiotic use and resistance, self-antibiotic usage and possible causes of antibiotic resistance. Data were analyzed by employing Mann-Whitney and Chi-square tests using SPSS version 20.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The response rate was 83.07%. The results showed good knowledge of antibiotic use among students. The overall attitude of pharmacy students was poor. About 75% of participants rarely use antibiotics, whereas self-decision was the major reason of antibiotic use (40.7%) and main source of information was retail pharmacist (42.6%). Common cold and flu is a major problem for which antibiotics were mainly utilized by pharmacy students (35.2%).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The study showed good knowledge of pharmacy students regarding antibiotic usage. However, students' attitude towards antibiotic use was poor. The study recommends future studies to be conducted with interventional design to improve knowledge and attitude of pharmacy students about antibiotic use and resistance.
authors.affiliation: Department of Clinical Pharmacy, UCSI University, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
authors.forename: Akram
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Ahmad
authors.affiliation: Department of Clinical Pharmacy, UCSI University, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
authors.forename: Muhammad Umair
authors.initials: MU
authors.lastname: Khan
authors.affiliation: Department of Biopharmaceutical Sciences, Shenandoah University, Winchester, USA.
authors.forename: Isha
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Patel
authors.affiliation: Department of Pharmacy Practice, The University of the West Indies, St. Augustine, Trinidad and Tobago.
authors.forename: Sandeep
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Maharaj
authors.affiliation: Department of Pharmacy Practice, The University of the West Indies, St. Augustine, Trinidad and Tobago.
authors.forename: Sureshwar
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Pandey
authors.affiliation: Department of Pharmacy Practice, The University of the West Indies, St. Augustine, Trinidad and Tobago.
authors.forename: Sameer
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Dhingra
keywords: Antibiotics; Trinidad and Tobago; knowledge; pharmacy students; resistance