Antimicrobial prescription KAP among physicians in primary care institutions in Southwest China.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

The current status of antimicrobial prescription knowledge, attitudes, and practices (KAP) landscape regarding antimicrobial prescriptions among the physicians in southwestern China was evaluated in this study. The objective of this study was to pinpoint the weak areas in the physicians' antimicrobial prescription KAP and provide targeted recommendations.

Methods

In this cross-sectional study, a multi-stage sampling method was adopted to select 192 primary care institutions from 9 prefecture-level administrative divisions in southwest China, and questionnaires were distributed to the physicians within these institutions. The KAP score of antimicrobial prescription among the physicians was calculated. Variables on the demographic characteristics of the physicians w

SUBMITTER: Lu Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12614571 | biostudies-literature | 2025

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature