Table 2.

Provider attitudes

	Number (%)
	n = 118
Societal impact
Antibiotic resistance is a major public health problem
Agree	116 (98.3)
Neutral	1 (0.85)
Disagree	1 (0.85)
By prescribing antibiotic drugs today, I increase the probability that my patients will be infected with drug-resistant bacteria in the future
Agree	91 (77.1)
Neutral	21 (17.8)
Disagree	6 (5.1)
Over-prescribing antibiotics is a major cause of antibiotic resistance
Agree	117 (99.2)
Neutral	1 (0.8)
Disagree	0
Before prescribing an antibiotic, I weigh the potential benefit against the potential harm to society
Agree	83 (70.3)
Neutral	27 (22.9)
Disagree	8 (6.8)
Non-provider factors
Patient actions, such as skipping doses and stopping the medication before it is recommended, are a major cause of antibiotic resistance
Agree	95 (80.5)
Neutral	18 (15.3)
Disagree	5 (4.2)
Clinicians should move to newer antibiotics when common bacteria begin to show resistance to older antibiotics
Agree	43 (36.4)
Neutral	36 (30.5)
Disagree	39 (33.1)
Clinicians should consider only the needs of the individual patient when prescribing an antibiotic
Agree	51 (43.2)
Neutral	29 (24.6)
Disagree	38 (32.2)
Providers as gatekeepers
To avoid the development of antibiotic resistance, newer antibiotics should be reserved for patients infected with resistant bacteria
Agree	109 (92.4)
Neutral	6 (5.1)
Disagree	3 (2.5)
The milder the infection, the more I am willing to use an older antibiotic with some reported resistance
Agree	68 (57.6)
Neutral	29 (24.6)
Disagree	21 (17.8)
Antibiotic overuse
I prescribe antibiotics more often than I should
Agree	21 (17.8)
Neutral	30 (25.4)
Disagree	67 (56.8)
Patient demand is a major reason that clinicians prescribe unnecessary antibiotics
Agree	72 (61.0)
Neutral	26 (22.0)
Disagree	20 (17.0)