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http://dx.doi.org/10.21796/jse.2019.43.3.400

Knowledge, Attitudes, Practices and Education Needs Toward Safe Medication Use among Middle and High School Students  

Oh, Heejin (Pusan National University)
Kwak, Arim (Korea University)
Lee, Minju (Korea University)
Lee, Eunjung (Korea University)
Kim, Jiha (Korea University)
Lee, Moon-Soo (Korea University)
Jeon, Young Ho (Korea University)
Kim, Kyungim (Korea University)
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Journal of Science Education / v.43, no.3, 2019 , pp. 400-416 More about this Journal
Abstract
The purpose of this study is to find ways to improve education about safe medication use by investigating the current status of medication use by middle and high school students, and by evaluating their knowledge, attitudes, practices and education needs toward safe medication use. For this purpose, a survey was administered to 200 middle and high school students in Seoul and Gyeonggi Province. Over the past year, 92.0% and 57.5% of respondents used over-the counter drugs and prescription drugs at least one time, respectively. Regarding the experience of education on safe medication use, 34.0% of respondents have been educated more than once since their admission to middle school. The overall mean score of knowledge·attitude·practice (KAP) toward safe medication use was 3.79, but the mean score of practice scope was relatively lower than the others. Moreover, there were no significant differences in KAP scores for safe medication use by school grade or educational experience. Based on these findings, we suggest further studies regarding 1) expansion and differentiation of education content on safe medication use, 2) transition of education method to outcome-based education approach, and 3) inclusion of education on safe medication use in the regular curriculum of middle and high schools.
Keywords
medication use; education; adolescents; knowledge; attitudes; practices; needs;
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