Palestinian physicians' self-reported practice regarding antibiotic use for upper respiratory tract infections in primary healthcare.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The main objective of this study was to evaluate the antimicrobial therapy knowledge, attitudes, and practices of primary care physicians in the West Bank and Gaza.

Methods

Between January and April 2021, this cross-sectional survey was conducted. A link to the online survey was sent via confidential email lists to 336 primary care physicians who treated patients in Ministry of Health clinics. The survey questions scoring system was devised in order to evaluate the physicians' practice, knowledge, and attitudes. Our scoring system identified favorable (good) and unfavorable (average and poor) antibiotic practices. In addition to independent t-test, the Chi-square test was used to compare the two groups of physicians' knowledge, attitudes, and practic

SUBMITTER: Maraqa B 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10098349 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature