Table 4.
Perceptions of participants towards AMR
| Statement | SA n (%) |
A n (%) |
N n (%) |
D n (%) |
SD n (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Prescribing broad-spectrum antimicrobials when equally effective narrower-spectrum antimicrobials are available | 120 (43) | 83 (30) | 8 (3) | 39 (14) | 31 (11) |
| Poor infection control practices by healthcare professionals | 109 (39) | 113 (40) | 30 (11) | 21 (7) | 8 (3) |
| Excessive use of antimicrobials in livestock | 133 (47) | 72 (26) | 28 (10) | 30 (11) | 18 (6) |
| Antimicrobial overuse at the hospitals | 157 (56) | 98 (35) | 8 (3) | 8 (3) | 10 (4) |
| Too low doses of antibiotics | 112 (40) | 96 (34) | 30 (11) | 30 (11) | 13 (5) |
| Too long durations of antibiotic treatments | 128 (46) | 100 (36) | 25 (9) | 15 (5) | 13 (5) |
SA, strongly agree; A, agree; N, neutral; D, disagree; SD, strongly disagree.