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Antibiotic prescribing knowledge, attitudes, and practice among physicians in teaching hospitals in South India.
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- Health system barriers to the implementation of the national action plan to combat antimicrobial resistance in Vietnam: a scoping review.Antimicrobial resistance and infection control · 2024Article
- Exploring factors for antibiotic over-prescription in children with acute upper respiratory tract infections in Assiut, Egypt: a qualitative study.Antimicrobial resistance and infection control · 2024Article
- Awareness Regarding Antimicrobial Resistance and Antibiotic Prescribing Behavior among Physicians: Results from a Nationwide Cross-Sectional Survey in India.Antibiotics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Article
- Behavioral Components and Context of Antimicrobial Prescription in a Tertiary Hospital in Portugal.Antibiotics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Article
- Physician's Knowledge and Attitudes on Antibiotic Prescribing and Resistance: A Cross-Sectional Study from Hail Region of Saudi Arabia.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Article
- Knowledge, Attitude, Awareness, and Perceptions among Physicians toward Antibiotic Resistance in Hospitals in South Palestine.Avicenna journal of medicine · 2023Article
- Assessment of knowledge, attitude, and practice of antibiotics prescription among healthcare residents at King Abdulaziz medical City, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.Saudi pharmaceutical journal : SPJ : the official publication of the Saudi Pharmaceutical Society · 2023Article
- Antibiotic action and resistance: updated review of mechanisms, spread, influencing factors, and alternative approaches for combating resistance.Frontiers in pharmacology · 2023Review
- Comparison of health care professionals' and laypeople's knowledge, attitudes, and practices on the use of antimicrobial and antimicrobial resistance.Journal of education and health promotion · 2023Article
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Abstract
backgroundAntibiotic overuse is a major public health challenge worldwide. Data from India related to physician antibiotic prescribing patterns are limited.
aimsWe assessed antibiotic prescribing knowledge, attitudes, and practices among physicians in Mangalore, South India. MATERIALS AND
methodsUsing a cross-sectional descriptive study design, physicians at academic tertiary hospitals completed an anonymous on-site survey. The survey items incorporated Likert scales, and data were analyzed using SPSS version 15.0.
resultsOf the 350 physicians approached using a convenient sampling method, 230 (66%) consented and interviewed. The physician's knowledge of resistance patterns of common bacteria was related to receiving periodic updates on resistance patterns of bacteria (
conclusionsThis study provides some understanding of physician's antibiotic prescribing patterns from teaching hospitals in India. Judicious antimicrobial use through educational and antimicrobial stewardship programs remains critical to control the spread of antibiotic resistance.
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