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Table 1 The academic term, university, and perceived quality of the education received regarding antibiotic therapy

From: Knowledge regarding antibiotic use among students of three medical schools in Medellin, Colombia: a cross-sectional study

  

Number

Percent

Academic term

Basic

218

40.7

Clinical areas

152

28.4

Internship

166

31.0

University

U1

215

40.0

U2

170

31.6

U3

153

28.4

The university adequately prepares you to…

… know when to initiate antibiotic treatment

473

89.9

… select the antibiotics for each infection

423

80.4

… understand the basic resistance mechanisms

440

83.7

… interpret antibiograms

296

56.5

… find reliable sources of information

412

78.6

… switch from IV to oral antibiotics

282

54.0

Evaluation of information received on the subject

Not received

32

6.0

Average/Poor

157

29.6

Good

258

48.7

Excellent

83

15.7

Has experience in research or education regarding antibiotic and/or bacterial resistance

296

55.0

  1. Basic: Includes students from the first to fifth semesters
  2. Clinical areas: Includes students from the sixth to tenth semesters
  3. Internship: Includes students from the eleventh and twelfth semesters
  4. For confidentiality, the three universities included were coded as U1, U2, and U3
  5. IV: Intravenous