Abstract:

The aim of this study was developing an antibiotic use scale to determine some factors that affect adult behaviors towards antibiotic use. Thus, it was thought that a scale that might be used to reveal the causes of the misuse of antibiotics will useful. In this research, 424 faculty of education students, in the 2018/2019 academic year, participated in the research. This data was collected for Exploratory Factor Analysis (EFA). After EFA, the data were collected from 212 other faculties students for Confirmatory Factor Analysis (CFA). The following steps were followed in the process of scale development. (1) Creating of item pool. (2) Determining the content validity. (3) Pre-implementation of measuring tool. (4) Data collection. (5) Determining the construct validity. (EFA and CFA). (6) Determining the reliability. The result of the analysis of EFA determined that the scale was formed by three sub-dimensions: attitude, subjective norm and intention. In the study, Cronbach’s Alpha and item total test score results proved the sufficiency of the scale. Based on the compatibility index values obtained from the first and second-order CFA analysis, it can be concluded that this model was compatible with the model proposed by the scale. Analyses indicated that The Scale Antibiotic Use for university students is statistically reliable and valid for its purpose. The Antibiotic Use Scale, which was tested with validity and reliability analyses, can be used in the studies to determine the antibiotic use behaviors, attitude towards antibiotic use, subjective norms and intentions of university students.

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