University of Jordan

About: University of Jordan is a education organization based out in Amman, Jordan. It is known for research contribution in the topics: Population & Medicine. The organization has 7796 authors who have published 13764 publications receiving 213526 citations.

A cross-sectional study on knowledge, attitude and behavior related to antibiotic use and resistance among medical and non-medical university students in Jordan

Abstract: Irrational antibiotics use is a major reason for the spread of antibiotic resistance. Earlier studies from Jordan indicated irrational antibiotic use among the public. Our aim is to evaluate the current knowledge, attitude and behaviour regarding antibiotic use and reasons for resistance development among university students in Jordan. A cross-sectional, questionnaire-based survey involving medical and non-medical students at the University of Jordan was conducted. Response rate was 85% and the majority of the sample was non-medical female students. Scoring level analysis revealed inadequate knowledge, high consumption rates and self-medication among students regardless of their specialty. Forty four percent of non-medical and 28.1% medical students agreed that antibiotics cure common colds and viral infections. Almost 61% of students did not complete their last course of antibiotic, 31.2% requested antibiotic prescriptions from clinicians and 37.5% were prescribed antibiotics over the phone. In conclusion, gaps in terms of knowledge, attitude and practice regarding antibiotics use among students were observed. National education programs should target these gaps aiming at increasing awareness on proper antibiotics use and its association with drug resistance. Enforcing antibiotic regulations at a national level is paramount targeting over the counter sale hence, reducing self-medication and high rates of consumption. Key words: Antimicrobial resistance, prescribing practice, health education.

The Relationships among Human Resource Management Practices, Organizational Commitment, and Knowledge Management Processes: A Structural Equation Modeling Approach

Abstract: Human resources and knowledge management are considered to be one of the most important factors withinorganizations that help them to achieve a competitive advantage. However, organizations should take care of thehuman factor and increase their commitment within organizations to take advantage of the knowledge withinthem. The purpose of this research is to investigate the relationship between human resources managementpractices and organizational commitment, on the one hand, and their relationship with knowledge managementprocess, on the other hand.Consultancy firms operating in Jordan were used as the main sample of this study. A random sample wasselected where 220 questionnaires were distributed to such firms. Only 207 questionnaires were submitted backwith a response rate of 52%. A theoretical model was proposed and tested using structural equation modeling(SEM). The results of the SEM analysis indicated that human resources practices (recruitment methods, trainingand development, performance appraisals, and reward systems) have a significant influence on organizationalcommitment (affective commitment, continuance commitment, and normative commitment). Finally, the studydid not find a direct relationship between human resource (HR) practices and knowledge management (KM)processes (knowledge acquisition, knowledge distribution, knowledge interpretation, and organizationalmemory). However, causal links were founded between human resource practices and organizationalcommitment, on the one hand, and organizational commitment and knowledge management processes, on theother hand.