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. 2024 Jan 7;16(1):e51777. doi: 10.7759/cureus.51777

Table 5. Attitude toward antibiotic prescription (N = 248).

Attitude n %
Which antibiotic do you prescribe the most? Amoxicillin 234 94.4
Ofloxacin with ornidazole 3 1.2
Cephalexin 4 1.6
Clindamycin 7 2.8
How do you decide which antibiotic to use? Based on symptoms 61 24.6
Based on guidelines 181 73
Based on the cost of the drug 6 2.4
Do you ask your patient whether he/she has taken a course of antibiotics in the past 1 week before prescribing antibiotics? Yes 193 77.8
No 55 22.2
Do you advise your patient to adhere to the dosage regimen and inform them of the consequences of not doing so? Yes 220 88.7
No 28 11.3