Antibiotic Resistance Knowledge, Attitudes, and Practices among Pharmacists: A Cross-Sectional Study in West Bank, Palestine
Table 3
Attitudes towards antibiotic resistance (AR) and guidelines of antibiotic dispensing.
Question
Disagree
Neutral
Agree
SDa
Db
Ac
SAd
n (%)
Antibiotic resistance is an important and serious public health issue facing the world
2 (1.3)
11 (7.2)
24 (15.8)
49 (32.2)
66 (43.4)
Dispensing antibiotics without prescription is a common practice among community pharmacists in the West Bank
6 (3.9)
12 (7.9)
55 (36.2)
43 (28.3)
36 (23.7)
Patient personal choice of antibiotic use and overuse could contribute to antibiotic resistance
6 (3.9)
5 (3.3)
24 (15.8)
35 (23)
82 (53.9)
It obligatory for me to educate and inform patients requesting antibiotics without a prescription and are probably not in need of antibiotic therapy
7 (4.6)
24 (15.8)
24 (15.8)
37 (24.3)
60 (39.5)
Relevant conferences, workshops, and other educational activity are required to be attended by community pharmacists to enhance understanding of antimicrobial stewardship
1 (0.7)
12 (7.9)
32 (21.1)
49 (32.2)
58 (38.2)
The development of local guidelines would be more useful than the international ones for antimicrobial resistance
4 (2.6)
12 (7.9)
56 (36.8)
56 (36.8)
24 (15.8)
aSD: strongly disagree. bD: disagree. cSA: strongly agree. dA: agree.
