Knowledge, Attitudes and Practices Regarding Antibiotic Use and Resistance among Veterinary Students in Bangladesh

Chapot, Lorraine; Sarker, Samun; Begum, Ruhena; Hossain, Delower; Akter, Rahima; Hasan, Mehedi; Bupasha, Zamila Bueaza; Bayzid,; Salauddin,; Parvej, Md. Shafiullah; Uddin, Ahm Musleh; Hoque, Fazlul; Chowdhury, Joya; Ullah, Niyamat; Rahman, Kaisar; Siddiky, Nure Alam; Fournié, Guillaume; Samad, Mohammed A.

doi:10.3390/antibiotics10030332

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“…Some research also showed that one-on-one meetings, with the dissemination of resource materials, were positively associated with changing farmers’ behavior regarding AMR [ 42 ]. In alignment with other studies, [ 42 , 43 , 49 ], the current investigation showed that the level of education, experience, and training on AMU and AMR, not only for veterinarians but also for other animal health workers, could be crucial in altering the prescribing behavior of farmers.…”

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“…Lack of facilities for ASTs and the higher cost associated with existing AST facilities in the country, leading to their lack of affordability for farmers, might be the factors leading to not ordering ASTs in the selection of antimicrobials, as described in the literature [ 48 ]. These factors may further lead to inappropriate use of antimicrobials in terms of using additional antimicrobials in a single prescription, or overdosing of antimicrobials [ 49 , 50 ]. However, veterinarians overcome these limitations by using their own experience, sharing the experience of senior colleagues, previous training, and gathering information from different sources, and this was also supported by the findings of other studies [ 42 , 44 ].…”

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Knowledge, Attitudes, and Common Practices of Livestock and Poultry Veterinary Practitioners Regarding the AMU and AMR in Bangladesh

Kalam¹,

Rahman²,

Alim

et al. 2022

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Current evidence indicates that more than half of all antimicrobials are used in the animal food-producing sector, which is considered a significant risk factor for the development, spread, and existence of antimicrobial resistance (AMR) pathogens in animals, humans, and the environment. Among other factors, clinical etiology and the level of knowledge, attitudes, and practices (KAP) of veterinarians are thought to be responsible for inappropriate prescriptions in the animal-source protein production sector in lower-resource settings like Bangladesh. We performed this cross-sectional study to assess factors associated with veterinarians’ antimicrobial prescription behavior and their KAP on antimicrobial use (AMU) and AMR in Bangladesh. Exploratory and multivariate logistic models were used to describe an association between knowledge, attitudes, and practices of AMU and AMR and demographic characteristics of veterinarians. The results demonstrated that when selecting an antimicrobial, there was no to minimal influence of culture and susceptibility tests and patients’ AMU history but moderate to high influence of the farmer’s economic condition and drug instructions among the veterinarians. The results also demonstrated that more than half of the veterinarians had correct KAP regarding AMU and AMR, while the rest had moderate or lower levels of KAP. The factor score analysis revealed that age, level of education, years of experience, gender, and previous training on AMU and AMR were the key influencing factors in their level of KAP. Adjusted logistic regression analysis showed that respondents’ age, current workplace, and previous training on AMU and AMR had a positive association with increased KAP. Considering the results, it is imperative to include AMR issues on vet curricula, and to provide post-education training, awareness campaigns, easy access to, and dissemination of AMR resources. Increasing the veterinary services to the outreach areas of the country and motivating veterinarians to follow the national AMR guidelines could be some other potential solutions to tackle the over-prescriptions of antimicrobials.

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Knowledge, Attitudes, and Common Practices of Livestock and Poultry Veterinary Practitioners Regarding the AMU and AMR in Bangladesh

Kalam¹,

Rahman²,

Alim

et al. 2022

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“…On the other hand, such study is still lacking from Bangladesh. In Bangladesh, the KAP regarding antibiotic use and resistance among veterinary students has been reported previously [21]. Therefore, in this study, we have explored the KAP of the veterinarians of Bangladesh regarding antibiotic use and resistance.…”

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“…On the other hand, such study is still lacking from Bangladesh. In Bangladesh, the KAP regarding antibiotic use and resistance among veterinary students has been reported previously [21].…”

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Knowledge, attitude and practice towards antibiotic use and resistance among the veterinarians in Bangladesh

Sarker

Ahmed

Islam

et al. 2021

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Background The emergence of antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is growing public health concern around the world. When a number of studies have emphasized the Knowledge, Attitude and Practice (KAP) regarding antibiotic use and resistance in humans, little attention has been paid to the veterinary sector. The aim of this study was to understand the KAP towards antibiotic use and resistance among the veterinarians in Bangladesh. Methods A cross-sectional online based questionnaire survey was conducted from August to September 2020 among the registered veterinary practitioners. A self-administered Google form questionnaire consists of 46 questions on knowledge, attitude and practice regarding antibiotic use and their resistance. Results A total of 208 registered veterinarians participated in this study. 85.1% of the participants were male and 55% of the participants had a Masters degree. Around 50% of the veterinarians were poultry practitioners. All respondents were familiar with antimicrobials. 91.35% of the participants knew that antibiotics can not cure viral infections while 97.6% believed that frequent antibiotic prescription rendered them less effective. Participants claimed that only they are eligible to prescribe drugs for the treatment of animals. Of the total participants, 87.02% believed that a local antimicrobial guideline would be more effective than an international one while around 80% disagreed with adding antibiotics with feed/water as a growth promoter in livestock. However, gaps in practices were highlighted, suggesting training deficiencies. Conclusion The study for the first time conducted in Bangladesh dictates the future interventions like courses, workshops, and seminars on antibiotic usage and resistance are needed to ameliorate the awareness and change the behavior of veterinarians with regards to the rational use of antibiotics while also considering individual motivations and justifications for using antibiotics.

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“…A recent study on about 3000 veterinary students showed gaps in knowledge and practices concerning antibiotic resistance. These gaps will likely contribute to inadequate use in their future practice and to the release of antibiotics into the environment [ 35 ].…”

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Educational Activities for Students and Citizens Supporting the One-Health Approach on Antimicrobial Resistance

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Antibiotic resistance is one of the biggest threats to global health, food security and development. Urgent action is needed at all levels of society to reduce the impact and spread of antibiotic resistance. For a more sustaining approach, education in children, college students, citizens and caregivers are essential. The One-Heath approach is a collaborative, multisectoral and transdisciplinary strategy in which, no single organizations or sector can address the issue of antimicrobial resistance at the human–environment interface alone. Within this strategy, education plays a central role. In this scoping review, we highlighted a range of learning activities on antibiotic resistance as part of the One-Health approach. In particular, those applications that can be introduced to a wide audience to help arrest the current crisis for the next generation. The review identifies a high number of teaching opportunities: board and role-play games, round tables, musicals, e-learning and environmental experiments to couple with more curricula and formal education to inform a diverse group of audiences.

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Knowledge, Attitudes and Practices Regarding Antibiotic Use and Resistance among Veterinary Students in Bangladesh

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Knowledge, Attitudes, and Common Practices of Livestock and Poultry Veterinary Practitioners Regarding the AMU and AMR in Bangladesh

Knowledge, Attitudes, and Common Practices of Livestock and Poultry Veterinary Practitioners Regarding the AMU and AMR in Bangladesh

Knowledge, attitude and practice towards antibiotic use and resistance among the veterinarians in Bangladesh

Educational Activities for Students and Citizens Supporting the One-Health Approach on Antimicrobial Resistance

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