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. 2023 Jun 16;23:446. doi: 10.1186/s12909-023-04423-w

Table 4.

Improvement in knowledge scores per question type between pre and post quizzes

% Correct Pre-Quizzes % Correct Post-Quizzes % Improvement P-value
n/N* Mean% n/N Mean%
Diagnosis 74/135 54.8% 68/86 79.1% 24.3% < 0.001
Symptoms 30/82 36.6% 48/62 77.4% 40.8% < 0.001
Duration of therapy 50/143 35.0% 106/126 84.1% 49.1% < 0.001
Disease specific micro-organism 69/171 40.4% 98/111 88.3% 47.9% < 0.001
Disease specific drug of choice 220/527 41.7% 296/358 82.7% 41.0% < 0.001
Drug dose 164/280 58.6% 252/280 90.0% 31.4% < 0.001
Adverse effects 17/35 48.6% 36/50 72.0% 23.4% 0.028
PK/IV to PO 125/219 57.1% 126/147 85.7% 28.6% < 0.001
Prescribing knowledge 183/302 60.6% 226/250 90.4% 29.8% < 0.001

* n is the number of correct answers/N is the total number of questions per question type

Regarding the factors influencing the results, 40.8% (51/125) of the participants confirmed having an infectious disease or antimicrobial stewardship rotation during the intervention period. In addition, only 4% (3/75) mentioned using platforms other than the educational posts to answer the quizzes