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Table 4 Improvement in knowledge scores per question type between pre and post quizzes

From: Impact of social media education on antimicrobial stewardship awareness among pharmacy, medical and nursing students and residents

Ā 

% Correct Pre-Quizzes

% Correct Post-Quizzes

% Improvement

P-value

Ā 

n/N*

Mean%

n/N

Mean%

Ā Ā 

Diagnosis

74/135

54.8%

68/86

79.1%

24.3%

<ā€‰0.001

Symptoms

30/82

36.6%

48/62

77.4%

40.8%

<ā€‰0.001

Duration of therapy

50/143

35.0%

106/126

84.1%

49.1%

<ā€‰0.001

Disease specific micro-organism

69/171

40.4%

98/111

88.3%

47.9%

<ā€‰0.001

Disease specific drug of choice

220/527

41.7%

296/358

82.7%

41.0%

<ā€‰0.001

Drug dose

164/280

58.6%

252/280

90.0%

31.4%

<ā€‰0.001

Adverse effects

17/35

48.6%

36/50

72.0%

23.4%

0.028

PK/IV to PO

125/219

57.1%

126/147

85.7%

28.6%

<ā€‰0.001

Prescribing knowledge

183/302

60.6%

226/250

90.4%

29.8%

<ā€‰0.001

  1. * n is the number of correct answers/N is the total number of questions per question type
  2. Regarding the factors influencing the results, 40.8% (51/125) of the participants confirmed having an infectious disease or antimicrobial stewardship rotation during the intervention period. In addition, only 4% (3/75) mentioned using platforms other than the educational posts to answer the quizzes