Article # 9:
Title: Active educational intervention as a tool to improve safe and
appropriate use of antibiotics
Link: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5059833/
Aim of Intervention:
To evaluate whether education
might be a potential strategy to promote safer use of antibiotics and reducing
self-medication.
Target Population:
General Public (Adults)
Target Place: Amman,
Jordan
Time Period: April 2012 – July 2012
Intervention Tool(s): Pharmacist
engaged participant in a 10 min dialogue session during which the
pharmacist asked the participant to fill a pre-educational questionnaire. After
this, the participant was verbally educated on one to one basis using
educational card contained information based on the published educational
materials by the Centre for Disease Control and Prevention. Following the
education, the participant was asked to complete a post-education
questionnaire.
Technology: Data analysis
using SPSS for Windows, version 16.
Results: Participants’ knowledge of proper and safe
antibiotic use in addition to the appropriate awareness regarding antibiotics
resistance following pharmacist educational intervention was improved.
Costs: Staff fees,
printing of questionnaires and educational information cards.
Personal Reflection: Affordable,
slow progress as it requires one on one education and individual willingness to
participate.
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