Knowledge, Attitude and Practice of Health Care Professionals towards Antimicrobial Resistance and its stewardship at tertiary care teaching Hospital
Background: Irrational antibiotic use leads to resistance, a serious problem which is increasing tremendously and requires urgent response. The goal of this study is to evaluate knowledge, attitude, and practice of health care professionals (HCPs) regarding antimicrobial resistance (AMR) and its st...
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| author | Laxmi Shrestha Sabitri Pokhrel Amit Kumar Shrivastava Buddhi Raj Pokhrel Bishal Joshi Pradip Chhetri |
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Background: Irrational antibiotic use leads to resistance, a serious problem which is increasing tremendously and requires urgent response. The goal of this study is to evaluate knowledge, attitude, and practice of health care professionals (HCPs) regarding antimicrobial resistance (AMR) and its stewardship.
Methods: This questionnaire based prospective cross-sectional study was conducted in 216 HCPs of Universal College of Medical Sciences (UCMS). Chi-square analysis was used to see the association of knowledge, attitude, and practice (KAP) with other demographic variables. Pearson correlation was done to analyze the correlation between knowledge and attitude, knowledge and practice, and attitude and practice.
Results: Among all participants, 33% had good knowledge, majority of them (78.2%) had positive attitude and 43.5% had good practice related to antimicrobial resistance and its stewardship. There was no significant correlation between knowledge and practice, as well as between practice and attitude. However, a weak positive correlation was found between knowledge and attitude (r=0.186; p=0.006).
Conclusion: The majority of health care professionals showed a positive attitude towards antibiotic resistance and its stewardship. However, in spite of positive attitude of HCPs, the level of knowledge and practice were found to be poor.
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| spelling | doaj.art-6f174d31dd0545f7b31c59eaecf0afb22023-12-10T18:46:18ZengKarnali Academy of Health SciencesJournal of Karnali Academy of Health Sciences2616-00642676-13272021-01-0133Knowledge, Attitude and Practice of Health Care Professionals towards Antimicrobial Resistance and its stewardship at tertiary care teaching HospitalLaxmi Shrestha0Sabitri Pokhrel1Amit Kumar Shrivastava2Buddhi Raj Pokhrel3Bishal Joshi4Pradip Chhetri5Universal College of Medical SciencesSwarnim Pharma, Bharatpur-10, Chitwan, NepalLecturer, Department of Pharmacology, Universal College of Medical SciencesLecturer, Department of Biochemistry, Universal College of Medical SciencesLecturer, Department of Physiology, Universal College of Medical SciencesLecturer, Department of Community Medicine, Universal College of Medical Sciences Background: Irrational antibiotic use leads to resistance, a serious problem which is increasing tremendously and requires urgent response. The goal of this study is to evaluate knowledge, attitude, and practice of health care professionals (HCPs) regarding antimicrobial resistance (AMR) and its stewardship. Methods: This questionnaire based prospective cross-sectional study was conducted in 216 HCPs of Universal College of Medical Sciences (UCMS). Chi-square analysis was used to see the association of knowledge, attitude, and practice (KAP) with other demographic variables. Pearson correlation was done to analyze the correlation between knowledge and attitude, knowledge and practice, and attitude and practice. Results: Among all participants, 33% had good knowledge, majority of them (78.2%) had positive attitude and 43.5% had good practice related to antimicrobial resistance and its stewardship. There was no significant correlation between knowledge and practice, as well as between practice and attitude. However, a weak positive correlation was found between knowledge and attitude (r=0.186; p=0.006). Conclusion: The majority of health care professionals showed a positive attitude towards antibiotic resistance and its stewardship. However, in spite of positive attitude of HCPs, the level of knowledge and practice were found to be poor. https://jkahs.org.np/jkahs/index.php/jkahs/article/view/337Antimicrobial agentsAntimicrobial resistanceHealth Care Professionals Stewardship |
| spellingShingle | Laxmi Shrestha Sabitri Pokhrel Amit Kumar Shrivastava Buddhi Raj Pokhrel Bishal Joshi Pradip Chhetri Knowledge, Attitude and Practice of Health Care Professionals towards Antimicrobial Resistance and its stewardship at tertiary care teaching Hospital Journal of Karnali Academy of Health Sciences Antimicrobial agents Antimicrobial resistance Health Care Professionals Stewardship |
| title | Knowledge, Attitude and Practice of Health Care Professionals towards Antimicrobial Resistance and its stewardship at tertiary care teaching Hospital |
| title_full | Knowledge, Attitude and Practice of Health Care Professionals towards Antimicrobial Resistance and its stewardship at tertiary care teaching Hospital |
| title_fullStr | Knowledge, Attitude and Practice of Health Care Professionals towards Antimicrobial Resistance and its stewardship at tertiary care teaching Hospital |
| title_full_unstemmed | Knowledge, Attitude and Practice of Health Care Professionals towards Antimicrobial Resistance and its stewardship at tertiary care teaching Hospital |
| title_short | Knowledge, Attitude and Practice of Health Care Professionals towards Antimicrobial Resistance and its stewardship at tertiary care teaching Hospital |
| title_sort | knowledge attitude and practice of health care professionals towards antimicrobial resistance and its stewardship at tertiary care teaching hospital |
| topic | Antimicrobial agents Antimicrobial resistance Health Care Professionals Stewardship |
| url | https://jkahs.org.np/jkahs/index.php/jkahs/article/view/337 |
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