Non-Clinical Factors Determining the Prescription of Antibiotics by Veterinarians: A Systematic Review.

ABSTRACT: The misuse of antibiotics in humans, animals, and plants is related to the spread of resistant antibiotic strains among humans and animals. In this paper, we carry out a bibliographic search of Medline, Web of Knowledge, and Cab Abstracts with the main objective of ascertaining the available evidence on non-clinical factors and attitudes that could influence the prescription of antibiotics by veterinarians. A total of 34 studies fulfilled the inclusion criteria. Whereas, veterinary health professionals' prescribing habits did not appear to be influenced by their socio-demographic characteristics, they were influenced by different attitudes, such as fear (identified in 19 out of 34 studies), self-confidence (19/34), business factors (19/34), and by complacency (16/34). Certain owner-related

SUBMITTER: Servia-Dopazo M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7912449 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature