Perceptions, views and practices regarding antibiotic prescribing and stewardship among hospital physicians in Jakarta, Indonesia: a questionnaire-based survey.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

Antibiotic overuse is one of the main drivers of antimicrobial resistance (AMR), especially in low-income and middle-income countries. This study aimed to understand the perceptions and views towards AMR, antibiotic prescribing practice and antimicrobial stewardship (AMS) among hospital physicians in Jakarta, Indonesia.

Design

Cross-sectional, self-administered questionnaire-based survey, with descriptive statistics, exploratory factor analysis (EFA) to identify distinct underlying constructs in the dataset, and multivariable linear regression of factor scores to analyse physician subgroups.

Setting

Six public and private acute-care hospitals in Jakarta in 2019.

Participants

1007 of 1896 (53.1% response rate) antibiotic prescribing physicians.

Res

SUBMITTER: Limato R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9121411 | biostudies-literature | 2022 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature