Qualitative drivers of postoperative prophylactic antibiotics use and resistance in Ethiopia.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The World Health Organization (WHO) cautions against unnecessary prolongation of postoperative antibiotics to prevent surgical site infections (SSI), however this practice is still common in many countries. This study aims to describe drivers of prolonged postoperative antibiotic prescribing and clinicians' perspectives on antibiotics resistance and stewardship in Ethiopia.

Methods

We conducted semi-structured interviews of 16 surgeons and nine surgical ward nurses at three academic referral hospitals in Addis Ababa. Audio recordings were transcribed verbatim and coded. Codes were inductively and iteratively derived between two researchers, tested for inter-rater reliability (IRR), and the codebook was consistently applied to all transcripts. Thematic analysis was

SUBMITTER: Steeman S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11495102 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature