Assessment of knowledge, perception of resident doctors regarding antibiotic resistance and prescription practice at zagazig university hospital, 2013

Eltwansy, Maha S.; G, Salem

doi:10.14419/ijbas.v3i4.3089

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“…Respondents are highly aware of the antibiotic resistance phenomenon as almost half of them stated that if a thorough diagnosis is not made and the activity of the antibiotic is not known, then there is an increased risk of antibiotic resistance. This is consistent with other studies where participants were also aware of the problem of resistance if antibiotics are misused …”

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“…This is consistent with other studies where participants were also aware of the problem of resistance if antibiotics are misused. [7][8][9][10][12][13][14]24] Knowledge about infection aetiology and familiarity with antibiotic guidelines were regarded as the most important qualities medical practitioners should have to be able to prescribe antibiotics adequately. This finding is concordant with a study by Pulcini et al [25] where factors rated as most helpful for improving prescribing were availability of guidelines and educational sessions.…”

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“…A questionnaire, entitled 'Antibiotic Prescribing Practices Questionnaire' or 'APQ MedPract ' in short, aimed at medical practitioners, was developed to study medical practitioners' perception and practices on antibiotic prescribing and to establish pharmacists' contribution in potential prescribing and dispensing of antibiotics. A literature search revealed that similar studies have been conducted by other authors, [7][8][9][10][11][12] with this questionnaire being adapted from the study by Garc ıa et al [13] and Thriemer et al [14] The questionnaire consisted of four sections described below.…”

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Practices and perceptions of medical practitioners on potential antibiotic prescribing by pharmacists

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Camilleri

Serracino‐Inglott

et al. 2016

J Pharm Health Serv Res

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Background Antibiotics have been a breakthrough in medicine; however, their use is also associated with risks, one of which is the emergence of antimicrobial resistance. The misuse of antibiotics is affecting not just the individual patient but the community at large. Objectives The aims were to investigate antibiotic practices among local medical practitioners and to assess their perception of potential antibiotic prescribing by pharmacists. Methods A questionnaire entitled ‘Antibiotic Prescribing Practices Questionnaire’ was developed to study medical practitioners’ perception and practices on antibiotic prescribing and to establish pharmacists’ contribution in prescribing and dispensing antibiotics. The questionnaire was disseminated to medical practitioners practising in Malta. Key findings 180 medical practitioners answered the questionnaire. Activity of antibiotic against the most likely pathogen present is the most important drug‐related factor when prescribing antibiotics according to 88% of respondents. Diagnosis is the most important factor which influences the choice of antibiotic in 91% of respondents. Pharmacists are regarded as being competent to treat common infections by 36% of medical practitioners. Conclusions Medical practitioners state that a clinical examination influences their prescribing of antibiotics. They assign the concept of lack of clinical examination competence by pharmacists to be one of the determining factors in their lack of support for pharmacist prescribing. A collaborative practice between medical practitioners and pharmacists should be evaluated before embarking on proposing national structures for pharmacist prescribing.

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Practices and perceptions of medical practitioners on potential antibiotic prescribing by pharmacists

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“…This needs that prescribers should refer the available guidelines and communicate with their senior coworkers to select the appropriate antibiotics. This is because senior staff was the most common source of information about the antibiotics [ 22 ].…”

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Paramedical staffs knowledge and attitudes towards antimicrobial resistance in Dire Dawa, Ethiopia: a cross sectional study

Tafa

Endale

Bekele

2017

Ann Clin Microbiol Antimicrob

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BackgroundThe continuing emergence, development and spread of pathogenic organisms that are resistant to antimicrobials are a cause of increasing concern. The control of antimicrobial resistance requires knowledge of factors causing antimicrobial resistance, good attitudes towards the intervention strategies as well as changes in antibiotic prescribing behavior of health workers. Hence, this study was aimed to assess paramedical staffs’ knowledge and attitudes towards antimicrobial resistance and their antibiotics prescription practices in Dire Dawa, Ethiopia.MethodsA cross-sectional survey was conducted among paramedical staffs working in hospitals and health centers. A total of 218 paramedical staffs were participated and a self-administered questionnaire was used to collect data. Data was analyzed using SPSS version 20. Chi square/Fisher’s exact tests were used for comparison of data and a p value of less than 0.05 was considered statistically significant.ResultsOut of the total, 137 (62.8%) of paramedical staffs had good knowledge on the factors causing antimicrobial resistance. The most common causes of antimicrobial resistance reported were patients’ poor adherence (96.5%), self prescription (95%), and empiric choice of antibiotics (94.5%). In general, more than 80% of the respondents had positive attitudes towards the antimicrobials resistance intervention strategies. Relatively less proportion of participants recognized that antimicrobial resistance as a problem in their local institutions. The most perceived driving forces for unnecessary antibiotics prescriptions were treatment failure (67.7%) and patient push (53.3%). The majority, 76.9% of the prescribers mentioned that standard treatment guidelines were available in their institutions though only 15.7% of them reported referring the guidelines on the daily basis. Among the prescribers, 85.8% never attended formal trainings on antibiotics prescriptions.ConclusionsAs this study generated important information on knowledge and attitudes of paramedical staffs about antimicrobial resistance, it identified areas of misconceptions and specific groups to be targeted for educational interventions regarding antimicrobial resistance. It is, therefore, suggested that a well-planned, organized and structured training programs should be undertaken to improve the appropriate use of antibiotics.

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Assessment of knowledge, perception of resident doctors regarding antibiotic resistance and prescription practice at zagazig university hospital, 2013

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Practices and perceptions of medical practitioners on potential antibiotic prescribing by pharmacists

Practices and perceptions of medical practitioners on potential antibiotic prescribing by pharmacists

Paramedical staffs knowledge and attitudes towards antimicrobial resistance in Dire Dawa, Ethiopia: a cross sectional study

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