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

ABSTRACT:

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

SUBMITTER: Chukwu EE 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7792030 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature