An Online Health Promotion Program to Improve Knowledge, Attitude, and Behavior of Antibiotics Usage in Al Amin Islamic Boarding School Purwokerto
Nia Kurnia Sholihat1*, Adhiyah Nuur Fitri2

1Assistant Professor, Department of Pharmacy, Universitas Jenderal Soedirman, Jl. Dr. Soeparno Kampus Karangwangkal, Purwokerto, Indonesia, email: nia.sholihat[at]unsoed.ac.id (corresponding author)
2Student, Department of Pharmacy, Universitas Jenderal Soedirman, Indonesia

Abstract

Background: Uncontrolled use of antibiotics can cause resistance, which could lead to other health problems. Therefore, a health promotion program is needed to increase the knowledge, attitudes, and behavior of the community towards the use of antibiotics.
Purpose: This study aims to evaluate the impact of online health promotion on the knowledge, attitudes, and behavior of Al Amin Islamic boarding school students about antibiotics.
Methods: This was a quasi-experimental study, using two groups, pretest-posttest. An online health promotion program was developed, including an educational video and e-booklet which were given at the beginning of the study, then followed by infographics and reminder messages once a week for three weeks. Knowledge, attitude, and behavior were assessed using a questionnaire before and after the intervention.
Results: Thirty-five participants in the control group and thirty-one participants in the intervention group were enrolled in this study. An online health promotion program can increase knowledge, attitude, and behavior significantly in the intervention group (p-value=0.001). There was a significant difference between the intervention and control group (p-value=0.001).
Conclusion: Providing online health promotion is effective in increasing students knowledge, attitudes, and behavior regarding antibiotics.

Keywords: antibiotics, health promotion, student, pharmacist

Topic: Pharmacy