Knowledge and attitude of healthcare prescribers and pharmacists toward antimicrobial stewardship program and the barriers for its implementation
Antimicrobial Resistance & Infection Control(2024)
Abstract
Antimicrobial stewardship (ASP) is considered a key prevention strategy in addressing the worldwide concern of accelerating antimicrobial resistance. Limited research is available regarding healthcare providers’ knowledge and attitude toward antimicrobial stewardship and the barriers for its implementation. The present cross-sectional study was conducted on pharmacists and healthcare prescribers (HCPs) in different hospital sites across Jordan. A validated survey was used to evaluate HCPs and pharmacists’ knowledge, and attitudes towards ASP and the barriers for its implementation. Logistic and linear regression were conducted to identify the factors associated with knowledge and attitude toward ASP, respectively. A total of 603 participants, 69 (11.4
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Key words
Antimicrobial stewardship program,Healthcare prescribers,Pharmacists,Knowledge,Attitude,Barriers
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