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Introduction and Purpose: Proactive solutions are needed to form consciousness of drug use against antibiotic resistance and inappropriate antibiotic use. Intelligent drug and antibiotic use training through daily training can contribute to this consciousness. With the state of knowledge of students at the high school level on the reasonable use of drugs, we aimed at researching the levels of perception of the education they will receive. Tools and methods: 412 students who were trained in the classes 6, 7 and 8 of the two high schools in our region were applied pre-test in the form of 18 correct and incorrect recommendations in the form of reasonable drug use, antibiotics and hygiene according to their age, two open-end questions. After 40 minutes of training in groups in different days, the information on the subject was re-measured with the same test. The data is statistically analyzed. Results: 74.8% of the students who participated in the study were girls (n=308) and 45.4% (n=187) 8th grade students and almost all (99%) had not previously received similar education on the subject. The student's average correct response to 18 recommendation sentences was 13.8 before the training activity, while the average after the activity was 15.1 (p<0,001), increased by the training given by the student's information about the logical definition and practices of the drug. The same situation was found in the two open end questions (p<0,001). The man and 6. While the average rise of the correct response in classmates is significant (p<0,001), it has been found that parents’ educational levels are not effective in the awareness of the correct response before and after education. Result: Antibiotic and drug information in high school students is slightly above the average. The training on the subject by relevant specialists outside their teachers, the attention of students to the subject will be directed by the right knowledge and attitude of the community in early age, the antibiotic resistance and the reasonable use of drugs will contribute. Pilot Study on the Effectiveness of Rational Drug and Antibiotic Use Education in Secondary School Students Abstract: Introduction and Aim: Pro-active solutions are needed to create rational drug use awareness in the face of antibiotic resistance and inappropriate antibiotic use. Rational drug and antibiotic use training through formal education can contribute to this awareness. We aimed to investigate the level of educational perception of students at secondary education levels by their knowledge about rational drug use. Material and Methods: 412 students studying in the sixth, seventh, and eighth degrees of two secondary schools in our region were given a pre-test including 18 true-false type statements and two open-ended questions about rational drug use, antibiotics and hygiene. After the students were given 40 minutes of training in groups on different days, the information on the subject was re-measured for the same test. The data was statistically analyzed. Findings: 74.8% (n = 308) of the students participating in the study were girls, 45.4% (n = 187) were 8th grade students and almost all (99%) had not received a similar education on the subject before. While the average true response of the students to 18 statement sentences was 13.8 before the educational activity, it was 15.1 after the activity (p <0.001), and the students' knowledge about the rational drug definition and applications increased with the education given. The situation was also similar in two open-ended questions (p <0.001). While the average increase in correct answers was significant in boys and 6th grade students (p <0.001), it was determined that the education levels of parents before and after education were not effective in the awareness of correct answers. Conclusion: Antibiotic and drug knowledge level in secondary school students is slightly above average. Providing education about the subject by specialists other than their teachers, directing the attention of the students to the subject and directing society to the right information and attitude at an early age will contribute to the antibiotic resistance and use of and rational drug.

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