title: Knowledge, attitude and perception of medical and dental undergraduates about antimicrobial stewardship.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  This study aimed to identify the current knowledge, attitude, and perception (KAP) of the future prescribers about antimicrobial (AM) education so that the identified lacunae in the training curriculum can be effectively addressed.
  
  
  METHODS
  A questionnaire-based survey was carried out in the 2(nd) year students of medical and the dental undergraduate (UG) courses at a tertiary care teaching center in Jaipur. Each respondent completed the given questionnaire independently in the allocated time. A scoring system was used to rate the KAP of the respondents as poor, average, or good.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Statistically significant differences were found in the KAP of the medical and dental future prescribers (P = 0.0086, 0.0002, and <0.0001 for the KAP, respectively).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The attitude of the UG students towards AM education is good, but the deficiencies in the knowledge and perception need to be improved further. Suitable interventions to address these lacunae must be planned.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pharmacology, Mahatma Gandhi Medical College, Jaipur, Rajasthan, India.
authors.forename: Kopal
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Sharma
authors.affiliation: Department of Pharmacology, Mahatma Gandhi Medical College, Jaipur, Rajasthan, India.
authors.forename: Pushpawati
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Jain
authors.affiliation: Department of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery, Rajasthan Dental College, Jaipur, Rajasthan, India.
authors.forename: Amit
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Sharma
mesh_terms: D000890:Anti-Infective Agents / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000494:pharmacology / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D004352:Drug Resistance, Microbial; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006784:Hospitals, Teaching; D006801:Humans; D007194:India; D011361:Professional Competence; D057566:Self Report; D013335:Students, Dental; D013337:Students, Medical; D062606:Tertiary Care Centers
chemical_list: D000890:Anti-Infective Agents
keywords: Antimicrobial pharmacology; antimicrobial stewardship education; clinical case-based learning; dental undergraduates; medical undergraduates