Research Article
Antimicrobial Stewardship: A Cross-Sectional Survey Assessing the Perceptions and Practices of Community Pharmacists in Ethiopia
Table 2
Community pharmacists’ perception towards AMS (
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| | Statements | Strongly disagree | Disagree | Neutral | Agree | Strongly agree | Median (IQR) |
| | AMS improves patient care | 0 | 0 | 53 (13.6%) | 123 (31.6%) | 213 (54.7%) | 5 (2–5) | | AMS should be practiced at community pharmacy level | 67 (17.2%) | 39 (10%) | 180 (46.3%) | 33 (8.5%) | 70 (18%) | 4 (1–3) | | AMS reduces problem of antimicrobial resistance | 0 | 23 (5.9%) | 45 (11.6%) | 102 (26.2%) | 219 (56.3%) | 5 (3–5) | | Sufficient education on AMS should be given to community pharmacists | 30 (7.7%) | 35 (8.9%) | 89 (22.9%) | 143 (36.8%) | 92 (23.6%) | 3 (2–4) | | Community pharmacists should attend relevant conferences and workshops on AMS for better understanding and practice | 0 | 9 (2.3%) | 28 (7.2%) | 72 (18.5%) | 280 (72%) | 5 (2–5) | | Individual efforts at antimicrobial stewardship have negligible impact on antimicrobial resistance problem | 80 (20.6%) | 43 (10%) | 110 (28.3%) | 39 (10%) | 117 (30.1%) | 3 (2–4) | | Doctors are the only healthcare professionals who need to understand AMS | 159 (40.9%) | 112 (28.8%) | 51 (13.1%) | 50 (12.8%) | 17 (4.4%) | 4 (2–4) | | Community pharmacists have a responsibility to take a prominent role in AMS and infection prevention | 0 | 0 | 30 (7.7%) | 109 (28.9%) | 250 (64.3%) | 4 (2–5) |
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