Table 4.
Physicians’ and nurses’ beliefs on potential intervention to combat AMR
| Variables | Very useful | Useful | Not useful | Not sure | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Antimicrobial usage policy |
Physicians |
26.4 |
40 |
18.2 |
15.4 |
| Nurses |
30.0 |
36.8 |
20.5 |
10.5 |
|
| Total |
28.2 |
38.4 |
19.4 |
13 |
|
| Reduction of antibiotic use for outpatient setting |
Physicians |
15.3 |
59.4 |
18.8 |
5.9 |
| Nurses |
33.3 |
47.0 |
12.6 |
7.3 |
|
| Total |
24.2 |
53.2 |
31.4 |
6.6 |
|
| Establish national AMR surveillance |
Physicians |
66.4 |
31.7 |
1.1 |
0.6 |
| Nurses |
56.8 |
37.3 |
3.6 |
2.1 |
|
| Total |
61.6 |
34.5 |
2.5 |
1.3 |
|
| Establish hospital infection control committee |
Physicians |
54.7 |
42.3 |
2.3 |
0.6 |
| Nurses |
55.3 |
42.2 |
0 |
2.4 |
|
| Total |
55.0 |
42.2 |
2.3 |
3 |
|
| Develop institutional guideline for antimicrobial use |
Physicians |
73.0 |
25.8 |
1.1 |
0 |
| Nurses |
63.1 |
31.5 |
0 |
5.2 |
|
| Total |
68.0 |
28.6 |
1.1 |
5.2 |
|
| Education on antimicrobial therapy for prescribers |
Physicians |
68.8 |
28.8 |
1.1 |
1.1 |
| Nurses |
53.6 |
40.5 |
3.6 |
2.1 |
|
| Total |
61.2 |
34.6 |
2.3 |
1.6 |
|
| Establish microbiology diagnostic services |
Physicians |
67.6 |
24.1 |
0 |
4.7 |
| Nurses |
57.3 |
33.1 |
0 |
9.4 |
|
| Total | 62.4 | 28.6 | 0 | 7.0 | |