Table 3.

Responses of the Physicians on the Question “What Would Help to Promote More Prudent Use of Antibiotics?”

Suggestions*	Number	%
Proper investigations and diagnosis	61	19.1
Improve antibiotics knowledge and awareness	51	16.0
Judicious antibiotic use	42	13.2
Guidelines, continuing medical education	39	12.2
Cheap, rapid culture and sensitivity facility	30	9.4
Patient awareness	20	6.3
Clinical evidence	7	2.2
Restrict over-the-counter sale of antibiotics	7	2.2
Supervision by governing bodies	4	1.2
Effective and cheap antibiotics	2	0.6
Ban commissions, protected water supply, crack down quacks, ensure complete cure, use only generic name, population-resistance pattern	1 each (6)	1.9
No suggestions	50	15.7
Total	319*	100

*There was more than 1 suggestion by some.