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| Title |
Knowledge of antibiotic resistance and antibiotic prescription practices among prescribers in the Brong Ahafo Region of Ghana; a cross-sectional study
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| Published in |
BMC Health Services Research, June 2017
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| DOI | 10.1186/s12913-017-2365-2 |
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| Authors |
Kwaku Poku Asante, Ellen Abrafi Boamah, Martha Ali Abdulai, Kwame Ohene Buabeng, Emmanuel Mahama, Francis Dzabeng, Edith Gavor, Edith Andrews Annan, Seth Owusu-Agyei, Martha Gyansa-Lutterodt, On behalf of the Ghana Antimicrobial Resistance Working Group |
| Abstract |
Antibiotic resistance (ABR) has become a major public health challenge in most parts of the world including Ghana and is a major threat to gain in bacterial disease control. The role of prescribers in the control of antibiotics is identified as crucial in developing interventions to control ABR. To guide policy recommendations on ABR, a study was carried out among prescribers to identify gaps in their knowledge of ABR and to document their prescription practices. A cross-sectional survey was conducted among prescribers from both public and private facilities in the Brong Ahafo Region of Ghana using both quantitative and qualitative methods in 2014. Three hundred and seventy nine prescribers participated in the quantitative study and a subset of 33 participated in in-depth interviews. Majority (50.0%) of the prescribers interviewed were nurses. Most (51.0%) of the prescribers were located in hospitals. Knowledge of ABR was high among all the prescribers. About 80.0% percent of all prescribers agreed that the antibiotics that are currently used could lose its efficacy in future. There is no singular formal source of information on antibiotic resistance. The prescribers held a strong perception that antibiotic resistance is imminent though their knowledge on various resistant bacterial strains was limited. Prescribers attributed ABR burden to factors such as poor prescription practices and limited ABR control measures. The prescription practices of the prescribers vary but were mostly inappropriate among the lower cadre. The knowledge of ABR is high among prescribers. There is however a gap in the knowledge and perception of optimal antibiotic prescription practices among prescribers. There is the need for a formal source of information on ABR to support prescriber's antibiotic prescription practices. |
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| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Unknown | 1 | 100% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 1 | 100% |
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
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| Unknown | 284 | 100% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Master | 53 | 19% |
| Student > Bachelor | 31 | 11% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 24 | 8% |
| Researcher | 21 | 7% |
| Student > Doctoral Student | 19 | 7% |
| Other | 52 | 18% |
| Unknown | 84 | 30% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
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| Medicine and Dentistry | 49 | 17% |
| Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutical Science | 30 | 11% |
| Nursing and Health Professions | 29 | 10% |
| Immunology and Microbiology | 16 | 6% |
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 12 | 4% |
| Other | 54 | 19% |
| Unknown | 94 | 33% |
Attention Score in Context
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#15,488,947
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#5,625
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#110
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