Four years after the implementation of antimicrobial stewardship program in Jordan: evaluation of program’s core elements
ObjectivesTo combat antimicrobial resistance, the World Health Organization (WHO) urged healthcare organizations in Low- and Middle-Income Countries (LMICs) to implement the core elements of the antimicrobial stewardship (AMS) programs. In response, Jordan took action and developed a national antimi...
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| author | Samar Khaled Hassan Eman Zmaily Dahmash Thaira Madi Omar Tarawneh Tuqa Jomhawi Worood Alkhob Rola Ghanem Zina Halasa |
| author_facet | Samar Khaled Hassan Eman Zmaily Dahmash Thaira Madi Omar Tarawneh Tuqa Jomhawi Worood Alkhob Rola Ghanem Zina Halasa |
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| description | ObjectivesTo combat antimicrobial resistance, the World Health Organization (WHO) urged healthcare organizations in Low- and Middle-Income Countries (LMICs) to implement the core elements of the antimicrobial stewardship (AMS) programs. In response, Jordan took action and developed a national antimicrobial resistance action plan (NAP) in 2017 and commenced the AMS program in all healthcare facilities. It is paramount to evaluate the efforts to implement the AMS programs and understand the challenges of implementing a sustainable and effective program, in Low-Middle Income Country (LMIC) contexts. Therefore, the aim of this study was to appraise the compliance of public hospitals in Jordan to the WHO core elements of effective AMS programs after 4 years of commencement.MethodsA cross-sectional study in public hospitals in Jordan, using the WHO AMS program core elements for LMICs was carried out. The questionnaire comprised 30 questions that covered the program’s six core elements: leadership commitment, accountability and responsibility, AMS actions, education and training, monitoring, and evaluation, and reporting and feedback. A five-point Likert scale was employed for each question.ResultsA total of 27 public hospitals participated, with a response rate of 84.4%. Adherence to core elements ranged from (53%) in the leadership commitment domain to (72%) for AMS procedure application (actions). Based on the mean score, there was no significant difference between hospitals according to location, size, and specialty. The most neglected core elements that emerged as top priority areas were the provision of financial support, collaboration, access, as well as monitoring and evaluation.ConclusionThe current results revealed significant shortcomings in the AMS program in public hospitals despite 4 years of implementation and policy support. Most of the core elements of the AMS program were below average, which requires hospital leadership commitment, and multifaceted collaborative actions from the concerned stakeholders in Jordan. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-b3a7ea5f1fcd42b89cd5b9f09abccf312023-05-30T12:56:27ZengFrontiers Media S.A.Frontiers in Public Health2296-25652023-05-011110.3389/fpubh.2023.10785961078596Four years after the implementation of antimicrobial stewardship program in Jordan: evaluation of program’s core elementsSamar Khaled Hassan0Eman Zmaily Dahmash1Thaira Madi2Omar Tarawneh3Tuqa Jomhawi4Worood Alkhob5Rola Ghanem6Zina Halasa7Department of Accreditation, Healthcare Accreditation Council, Amman, JordanDepartment of Chemical and Pharmaceutical Sciences, School of Life Sciences, Pharmacy and Chemistry, Kingston University London, Kingston upon Thames, United KingdomDepartment of Accreditation, Healthcare Accreditation Council, Amman, JordanDepartment of Consultation, Healthcare Accreditation Council, Amman, JordanDepartment of Accreditation, Healthcare Accreditation Council, Amman, JordanDepartment of Accreditation, Healthcare Accreditation Council, Amman, JordanLaboratory Directorate, Ministry of Health, Amman, JordanClinical Pharmacy Directorate, Ministry of Health, Amman, JordanObjectivesTo combat antimicrobial resistance, the World Health Organization (WHO) urged healthcare organizations in Low- and Middle-Income Countries (LMICs) to implement the core elements of the antimicrobial stewardship (AMS) programs. In response, Jordan took action and developed a national antimicrobial resistance action plan (NAP) in 2017 and commenced the AMS program in all healthcare facilities. It is paramount to evaluate the efforts to implement the AMS programs and understand the challenges of implementing a sustainable and effective program, in Low-Middle Income Country (LMIC) contexts. Therefore, the aim of this study was to appraise the compliance of public hospitals in Jordan to the WHO core elements of effective AMS programs after 4 years of commencement.MethodsA cross-sectional study in public hospitals in Jordan, using the WHO AMS program core elements for LMICs was carried out. The questionnaire comprised 30 questions that covered the program’s six core elements: leadership commitment, accountability and responsibility, AMS actions, education and training, monitoring, and evaluation, and reporting and feedback. A five-point Likert scale was employed for each question.ResultsA total of 27 public hospitals participated, with a response rate of 84.4%. Adherence to core elements ranged from (53%) in the leadership commitment domain to (72%) for AMS procedure application (actions). Based on the mean score, there was no significant difference between hospitals according to location, size, and specialty. The most neglected core elements that emerged as top priority areas were the provision of financial support, collaboration, access, as well as monitoring and evaluation.ConclusionThe current results revealed significant shortcomings in the AMS program in public hospitals despite 4 years of implementation and policy support. Most of the core elements of the AMS program were below average, which requires hospital leadership commitment, and multifaceted collaborative actions from the concerned stakeholders in Jordan.https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpubh.2023.1078596/fullantimicrobial resistanceantimicrobial stewardship programWHOlow- and middle-income countries (LMICs)Jordan |
| spellingShingle | Samar Khaled Hassan Eman Zmaily Dahmash Thaira Madi Omar Tarawneh Tuqa Jomhawi Worood Alkhob Rola Ghanem Zina Halasa Four years after the implementation of antimicrobial stewardship program in Jordan: evaluation of program’s core elements Frontiers in Public Health antimicrobial resistance antimicrobial stewardship program WHO low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) Jordan |
| title | Four years after the implementation of antimicrobial stewardship program in Jordan: evaluation of program’s core elements |
| title_full | Four years after the implementation of antimicrobial stewardship program in Jordan: evaluation of program’s core elements |
| title_fullStr | Four years after the implementation of antimicrobial stewardship program in Jordan: evaluation of program’s core elements |
| title_full_unstemmed | Four years after the implementation of antimicrobial stewardship program in Jordan: evaluation of program’s core elements |
| title_short | Four years after the implementation of antimicrobial stewardship program in Jordan: evaluation of program’s core elements |
| title_sort | four years after the implementation of antimicrobial stewardship program in jordan evaluation of program s core elements |
| topic | antimicrobial resistance antimicrobial stewardship program WHO low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) Jordan |
| url | https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpubh.2023.1078596/full |
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