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Article

Teacher and Student Views on the Feasibility of Peer to Peer Education as a Model to Educate 16–18 Year Olds on Prudent Antibiotic Use—A Qualitative Study

by
Cliodna A. M. McNulty
1,*,
Carla L. Brown
1,
Rowshonara B. Syeda
1,
C. Verity Bennett
2,
Behnaz Schofield
3,
David G. Allison
4 and
Nick Francis
5
1
Primary Care and Interventions Unit, Public Health England, Gloucester GL1 1DQ, UK
2
Division of Population Medicine, Cardiff University, Cardiff CF14 4XN, UK
3
Faculty of Health and Applied Sciences, University of West of England, Bristol BS16 1QY, UK
4
Division of Pharmacy & Optometry, University of Manchester, Manchester M13 9PT, UK
5
School of Primary Care, Population Sciences and Medical Education, University of Southampton, Southampton SO17 1BJ, UK
*
Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Antibiotics 2020, 9(4), 194; https://doi.org/10.3390/antibiotics9040194
Submission received: 28 February 2020 / Revised: 8 April 2020 / Accepted: 16 April 2020 / Published: 19 April 2020
(This article belongs to the Special Issue Antimicrobial Stewardship in Primary Care)
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Abstract

Peer education (PE) has been used successfully to improve young peoples’ health-related behaviour. This paper describes a qualitative evaluation of the feasibility of university healthcare students delivering PE, covering self-care and antibiotic use for infections, to biology students in three UK schools (16–18 years), who then educated their peers. Twenty peer educators (PEds) participated in focus groups and two teachers took part in interviews to discuss PE feasibility. Data were analysed inductively. All participants reported that teaching students about antibiotic resistance was important. PE was used by PEds to gain communication skills and experience for their CV. PEds confidence increased with practice and group delivery. Interactive activities and real-life illness scenarios facilitated enjoyment. Barriers to PE were competing school priorities, no antibiotic content in the non-biology curriculum, controlling disruptive behaviour, and evaluation consent and questionnaire completion. Participation increased PEds’ awareness of appropriate antibiotic use. This qualitative study supports the feasibility of delivering PE in schools. Maximising interactive and illness scenario content, greater training and support for PEds, and inclusion of infection self-care and antibiotics in the national curriculum for all 16–18-year olds could help facilitate greater antibiotic education in schools. Simplifying consent and data collection procedures would facilitate future evaluations.
Keywords: peer education; qualitative; biology; students; antibiotics; antibiotic resistance; health education; AMR peer education; qualitative; biology; students; antibiotics; antibiotic resistance; health education; AMR

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McNulty, C.A.M.; Brown, C.L.; Syeda, R.B.; Bennett, C.V.; Schofield, B.; Allison, D.G.; Francis, N. Teacher and Student Views on the Feasibility of Peer to Peer Education as a Model to Educate 16–18 Year Olds on Prudent Antibiotic Use—A Qualitative Study. Antibiotics 2020, 9, 194. https://doi.org/10.3390/antibiotics9040194

AMA Style

McNulty CAM, Brown CL, Syeda RB, Bennett CV, Schofield B, Allison DG, Francis N. Teacher and Student Views on the Feasibility of Peer to Peer Education as a Model to Educate 16–18 Year Olds on Prudent Antibiotic Use—A Qualitative Study. Antibiotics. 2020; 9(4):194. https://doi.org/10.3390/antibiotics9040194

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McNulty, Cliodna A. M., Carla L. Brown, Rowshonara B. Syeda, C. Verity Bennett, Behnaz Schofield, David G. Allison, and Nick Francis. 2020. "Teacher and Student Views on the Feasibility of Peer to Peer Education as a Model to Educate 16–18 Year Olds on Prudent Antibiotic Use—A Qualitative Study" Antibiotics 9, no. 4: 194. https://doi.org/10.3390/antibiotics9040194

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McNulty, C. A. M., Brown, C. L., Syeda, R. B., Bennett, C. V., Schofield, B., Allison, D. G., & Francis, N. (2020). Teacher and Student Views on the Feasibility of Peer to Peer Education as a Model to Educate 16–18 Year Olds on Prudent Antibiotic Use—A Qualitative Study. Antibiotics, 9(4), 194. https://doi.org/10.3390/antibiotics9040194

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