Prescribers’ Knowledge, Attitudes and Behaviors on Antibiotics, Antibiotic Use and Antibiotic Resistance in Jordan
More research is needed on the drivers of irrational antibiotic prescribing among healthcare professionals and to ensure effective prescribing and an adequate understanding of the issue of antibiotic resistance. This study aimed at evaluating prescribers’ knowledge, attitudes and behaviors about ant...
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| author | Reema A. Karasneh Sayer I. Al-Azzam Mera Ababneh Ola Al-Azzeh Ola B. Al-Batayneh Suhaib M. Muflih Mohammad Khasawneh Abdo-Rahman M. Khassawneh Yousef S. Khader Barbara R. Conway Mamoon A. Aldeyab |
| author_facet | Reema A. Karasneh Sayer I. Al-Azzam Mera Ababneh Ola Al-Azzeh Ola B. Al-Batayneh Suhaib M. Muflih Mohammad Khasawneh Abdo-Rahman M. Khassawneh Yousef S. Khader Barbara R. Conway Mamoon A. Aldeyab |
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| description | More research is needed on the drivers of irrational antibiotic prescribing among healthcare professionals and to ensure effective prescribing and an adequate understanding of the issue of antibiotic resistance. This study aimed at evaluating prescribers’ knowledge, attitudes and behaviors about antibiotic use and antibiotic resistance. A cross-sectional study was conducted utilizing an online questionnaire and included physicians and dentists from all sectors in Jordan. A total of 613 prescribers were included (physicians <i>n</i> = 409, dentists <i>n</i> = 204). Respondents’ knowledge on effective use, unnecessary use or associated side effects of antibiotics was high (>90%), compared with their knowledge on the spread of antibiotic resistance (62.2%). For ease of access to the required guidelines on managing infections, and to materials that advise on prudent antibiotic use and antibiotic resistance, prescribers agreed in 62% and 46.1% of cases, respectively. 28.4% of respondents had prescribed antibiotics when they would have preferred not to do so more than once a day or more than once a week. Among respondents who prescribed antibiotics, 63.4% would never or rarely give out resources on prudent use of antibiotics for infections. The findings are of importance to inform antibiotic stewardships about relevant interventions aimed at changing prescribers’ behaviors and improving antibiotic prescribing practices. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-3445a259718042fda5a4af077f222cba2023-11-22T03:04:22ZengMDPI AGAntibiotics2079-63822021-07-0110785810.3390/antibiotics10070858Prescribers’ Knowledge, Attitudes and Behaviors on Antibiotics, Antibiotic Use and Antibiotic Resistance in JordanReema A. Karasneh0Sayer I. Al-Azzam1Mera Ababneh2Ola Al-Azzeh3Ola B. Al-Batayneh4Suhaib M. Muflih5Mohammad Khasawneh6Abdo-Rahman M. Khassawneh7Yousef S. Khader8Barbara R. Conway9Mamoon A. Aldeyab10Department of Basic Medical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, Yarmouk University, Irbid 21163, JordanDepartment of Clinical Pharmacy, Faculty of Pharmacy, Jordan University of Science and Technology, Irbid 22110, JordanDepartment of Clinical Pharmacy, Faculty of Pharmacy, Jordan University of Science and Technology, Irbid 22110, JordanDepartment of Pharmacy Practice, College of Pharmacy, King Saud Bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences, Riyadh 11481, Saudi ArabiaDepartment of Preventive Dentistry, Faculty of Dentistry, Jordan University of Science and Technology, Irbid 22110, JordanDepartment of Clinical Pharmacy, Faculty of Pharmacy, Jordan University of Science and Technology, Irbid 22110, JordanDepartment of Pediatrics and Neonatology, Faculty of Medicine, Jordan University of Science and Technology, Irbid 22110, JordanFaculty of Medicine, Jordan University of Science and Technology, Irbid 22110, JordanDepartment of Public Health, Faculty of Medicine, Jordan University of Science and Technology, Irbid 22110, JordanDepartment of Pharmacy, School of Applied Sciences, University of Huddersfield, Huddersfield HD13DH, UKDepartment of Pharmacy, School of Applied Sciences, University of Huddersfield, Huddersfield HD13DH, UKMore research is needed on the drivers of irrational antibiotic prescribing among healthcare professionals and to ensure effective prescribing and an adequate understanding of the issue of antibiotic resistance. This study aimed at evaluating prescribers’ knowledge, attitudes and behaviors about antibiotic use and antibiotic resistance. A cross-sectional study was conducted utilizing an online questionnaire and included physicians and dentists from all sectors in Jordan. A total of 613 prescribers were included (physicians <i>n</i> = 409, dentists <i>n</i> = 204). Respondents’ knowledge on effective use, unnecessary use or associated side effects of antibiotics was high (>90%), compared with their knowledge on the spread of antibiotic resistance (62.2%). For ease of access to the required guidelines on managing infections, and to materials that advise on prudent antibiotic use and antibiotic resistance, prescribers agreed in 62% and 46.1% of cases, respectively. 28.4% of respondents had prescribed antibiotics when they would have preferred not to do so more than once a day or more than once a week. Among respondents who prescribed antibiotics, 63.4% would never or rarely give out resources on prudent use of antibiotics for infections. The findings are of importance to inform antibiotic stewardships about relevant interventions aimed at changing prescribers’ behaviors and improving antibiotic prescribing practices.https://www.mdpi.com/2079-6382/10/7/858attitudesprescribersantibioticsphysiciansdentistsantibiotics resistance |
| spellingShingle | Reema A. Karasneh Sayer I. Al-Azzam Mera Ababneh Ola Al-Azzeh Ola B. Al-Batayneh Suhaib M. Muflih Mohammad Khasawneh Abdo-Rahman M. Khassawneh Yousef S. Khader Barbara R. Conway Mamoon A. Aldeyab Prescribers’ Knowledge, Attitudes and Behaviors on Antibiotics, Antibiotic Use and Antibiotic Resistance in Jordan Antibiotics attitudes prescribers antibiotics physicians dentists antibiotics resistance |
| title | Prescribers’ Knowledge, Attitudes and Behaviors on Antibiotics, Antibiotic Use and Antibiotic Resistance in Jordan |
| title_full | Prescribers’ Knowledge, Attitudes and Behaviors on Antibiotics, Antibiotic Use and Antibiotic Resistance in Jordan |
| title_fullStr | Prescribers’ Knowledge, Attitudes and Behaviors on Antibiotics, Antibiotic Use and Antibiotic Resistance in Jordan |
| title_full_unstemmed | Prescribers’ Knowledge, Attitudes and Behaviors on Antibiotics, Antibiotic Use and Antibiotic Resistance in Jordan |
| title_short | Prescribers’ Knowledge, Attitudes and Behaviors on Antibiotics, Antibiotic Use and Antibiotic Resistance in Jordan |
| title_sort | prescribers knowledge attitudes and behaviors on antibiotics antibiotic use and antibiotic resistance in jordan |
| topic | attitudes prescribers antibiotics physicians dentists antibiotics resistance |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2079-6382/10/7/858 |
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