Antibiotic prescribing behavior among general practitioners - a questionnaire-based study in Germany.

ABSTRACT: BACKGROUND:This study investigates the barriers and facilitators of the use of antibiotics in acute respiratory tract infections by general practitioners (GPs) in Germany. METHODS:A multidisciplinary team designed and pre-tested a written questionnaire addressing the topics awareness of antimicrobial resistance (7 items), use of antibiotics (9 items), guidelines/sources of information (9 items) and sociodemographic factors (7 items), using a five-point-Likert-scale ("never" to "very often"). The questionnaire was mailed by postally to 987 GPs with registered practices in eastern Germany in May 2015. RESULTS:34% (340/987) of the GPs responded to this survey. Most of the participants assumed a multifactorial origin for the rise of multidrug resistant organisms. In addition, 70.2% (239/340) b

SUBMITTER: Salm F 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5935909 | biostudies-literature | 2018 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature