Antimicrobial resistance awareness and antibiotic prescribing behavior among healthcare workers in Nigeria: a national survey

Autor: Dennis Abuh, David Oladele, Rosemary A. Audu, Folasade Ogunsola, Emelda E. Chukwu, Peter L. Gogwan, Christian A. Enwuru
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2021
Předmět:
Adult
Male
0301 basic medicine
Health Knowledge
Attitudes
Practice
medicine.medical_specialty
Adolescent
Attitude of Health Personnel
Health Personnel
030106 microbiology
Antibiotics prescription
Nigeria
Antimicrobial resistance
Drug Prescriptions
Measles
lcsh:Infectious and parasitic diseases
Young Adult
03 medical and health sciences
0302 clinical medicine
Antibiotic resistance
Medical microbiology
Antibiotics
Surveys and Questionnaires
Drug Resistance
Bacterial
Health care
medicine
Humans
Healthcare workers
lcsh:RC109-216
030212 general & internal medicine
Practice Patterns
Physicians'
Medical prescription
Descriptive statistics
business.industry
Common cold
Middle Aged
Antimicrobial
medicine.disease
Anti-Bacterial Agents
Cross-Sectional Studies
Infectious Diseases
Family medicine
Female
business
Research Article
Zdroj: BMC Infectious Diseases, Vol 21, Iss 1, Pp 1-12 (2021)
BMC Infectious Diseases
ISSN: 1471-2334
Popis: Background Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is a global problem compromising the effective treatment of infectious diseases. The World Health Organization (WHO) is encouraging and promoting awareness creation among health workers as one of its strategies to reduce the rate of emergence and transmission of AMR. Available data on the prescribing behavior of healthcare workers (HCWs) in Nigeria remains incomplete. This study was designed to provide an up-to-date estimate of the knowledge, attitude and antibiotic prescribing behavior of HCWs in Nigeria. Methods This is a cross-sectional study. Self-administered questionnaires were distributed to healthcare workers selected from six states, one each from the 6 geopolitical zones in Nigeria. A multi-stage sampling technique was used to reflect the three tiers of healthcare: primary, secondary and tertiary levels. Quantitative data was summarized using descriptive statistics. All data analysis was done using the Statistical package for social sciences version 26.0. Results Of the 420 questionnaires distributed, 358 (85.2%) responded. The mean year of practice of the respondents was 9.32 ± 7.8 years. About a half (50.3%) agreed that their prescribing behavior could promote antimicrobial resistance. 49.2% had a good knowledge of AMR and physicians had significantly better knowledge than other HCWs (X2 = 69.59, P Conclusion This study reveals an overall moderate level of knowledge of AMR and attitude towards minimizing the emergence of antimicrobial resistance though this did not translate significantly to practice. Further efforts must be made in order to improve rational prescription of antimicrobials among HCWs in Nigeria.
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