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      <journal-id journal-id-type="iso-abbrev">Arch Pharm Pract</journal-id>
      <journal-id journal-id-type="publisher-id">archivepp.com</journal-id>
      <journal-id journal-id-type="publisher-id">Arch Pharm Pract</journal-id>
      <journal-title-group>
        <journal-title>Archives of Pharmacy Practice</journal-title>
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      <issn pub-type="epub">2320-5210</issn>
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      <article-id pub-id-type="publisher-id">archivepp.com-1245</article-id>
      <article-id pub-id-type="doi">10.51847/LHxGX8Ykfa</article-id>
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          <subject>Original research</subject>
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        <article-title>Evaluation of the Knowledge, and Attitude of Non-Healthcare Students in Central University Ghana on Antibiotic Resistance</article-title>
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                    <contrib-group>
                      <contrib contrib-type="author">
              <name>
                <surname>Doe</surname>
                <given-names>Peace</given-names>
              </name>
                              <xref rid="aff1" ref-type="aff">1</xref>
                                                            <xref rid="cor1" ref-type="corresp" />
                          </contrib>
                      <contrib contrib-type="author">
              <name>
                <surname>Danquah</surname>
                <given-names>Cynthia Amaning</given-names>
              </name>
                              <xref rid="aff2" ref-type="aff">2</xref>
                                        </contrib>
                      <contrib contrib-type="author">
              <name>
                <surname>Ohemeng</surname>
                <given-names>Kwasi Adomako</given-names>
              </name>
                              <xref rid="aff1" ref-type="aff">1</xref>
                                        </contrib>
                      <contrib contrib-type="author">
              <name>
                <surname>Buabeng</surname>
                <given-names>Kwame Ohene</given-names>
              </name>
                              <xref rid="aff3" ref-type="aff">3</xref>
                                        </contrib>
                      <contrib contrib-type="author">
              <name>
                <surname>Kasukose</surname>
                <given-names>Michael Annan</given-names>
              </name>
                              <xref rid="aff1" ref-type="aff">1</xref>
                                        </contrib>
                      <contrib contrib-type="author">
              <name>
                <surname>Dukely</surname>
                <given-names>Melvina Amma</given-names>
              </name>
                              <xref rid="aff1" ref-type="aff">1</xref>
                                        </contrib>
                      <contrib contrib-type="author">
              <name>
                <surname>Oteng-Boahen</surname>
                <given-names>Kwabena</given-names>
              </name>
                              <xref rid="aff1" ref-type="aff">1</xref>
                                        </contrib>
                      <contrib contrib-type="author">
              <name>
                <surname>Sarfo</surname>
                <given-names>Anthony</given-names>
              </name>
                              <xref rid="aff1" ref-type="aff">1</xref>
                                        </contrib>
                      <contrib contrib-type="author">
              <name>
                <surname>Hitch</surname>
                <given-names>Geeta</given-names>
              </name>
                              <xref rid="aff4" ref-type="aff">4</xref>
                                        </contrib>
                      <contrib contrib-type="author">
              <name>
                <surname>Ofori</surname>
                <given-names>Michael</given-names>
              </name>
                              <xref rid="aff2" ref-type="aff">2</xref>
                                        </contrib>
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                  <aff id="aff1">
            <label>1</label>Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, School of Pharmacy, Central University, Miotso, Ghana.
          </aff>
                  <aff id="aff2">
            <label>2</label>Department of Pharmacology, Faculty of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, College of Health Sciences, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi, Ghana.
          </aff>
                  <aff id="aff3">
            <label>3</label>Department of Pharmacy Practice, Faculty of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, College of Health Sciences, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi, Ghana.
          </aff>
                  <aff id="aff4">
            <label>4</label>Faculty of Health Sciences and Well-being, University of Sunderland in London, London, UK.
          </aff>
                          <author-notes>
            <corresp id="cor1">
              <bold>Address for correspondence:</bold> Prof. Wael Abu Dayyih, Department of
              Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy, Mutah University, Al-Karak 61710, Jordan.
                              E-mail: <email xlink:href="pdoe@central.edu.gh">pdoe@central.edu.gh</email>
                          </corresp>
          </author-notes>
                    <pub-date pub-type="epub">
        <day>27</day>
        <month>08</month>
        <year>2025</year>
      </pub-date>
      <volume>16</volume>
      <issue>3</issue>
      <fpage>41</fpage>
      <lpage>45</lpage>
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        <copyright-year>2026</copyright-year>
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      <abstract>
        <title>A<sc>BSTRACT</sc></title>
        <p>This study was designed to evaluate the knowledge, attitudes, and perceptions of non-healthcare students regarding antibiotic use and antibiotic resistance at Central University, Miotso, Ghana. This study involved students from all levels studying non-healthcare courses at the Central University of Ghana. The study was conducted over three months. The questionnaire consisted of demographics as well as questions on respondents’ knowledge, attitudes, and perceptions regarding the use of antibiotics and antibiotic resistance. Data were analyzed using STATA analysis software version 12.0. The sample size comprised 1000 students, with 550 being female and 450 male. Of these, 60.96% stated that they had used antibiotics within the last 12 months. A small number of respondents (31%) indicated that they always consulted with a physician before starting an antibiotic, and students (68.75%) across all levels agreed that most colds get better on their own without antibiotics. This study also showed a significant association between students’ knowledge of antibiotics and their level of study (p = 0.007). Our study suggests that most of the respondents were aware of the severity of antibiotic resistance, but almost all of them had inadequate knowledge on the use of antibiotics and on how they can contribute towards curbing the menace of antibiotic resistance. There is therefore a need to include information programs on the judicious use of antibiotics and antibiotic resistance as part of all degree programs. </p>
      </abstract>
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                <kwd>Antibiotics</kwd>
                <kwd>Knowledge</kwd>
                <kwd>Attitude</kwd>
                <kwd>Perception</kwd>
                <kwd>Non-healthcare students</kwd>
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