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. 2021 Mar 25;14:1209–1218. doi: 10.2147/IDR.S299453

Table 3.

Attitude of Antibiotic Prescribers Towards Proper Antibiotic Prescription

Items Strongly Agree/Agree
No (%)		 Neutral
No (%)		 Disagree/Strongly Disagree
No (%)
The following factors increase the antibiotic resistance rates

  • Frequent antibiotic prescription for the same patient

 356 (71.2) 50 (10) 94 (18.8)

  • Frequent use of broad-spectrum antibiotics for the same patient

 349 (69.8) 51 (10.2) 100 (20)

  • The long duration of antibiotic treatment course

 297 (59.4) 89 (17.8) 114 (22.8)

  • Inappropriate dosing of antibiotics

 396 (79.2) 58 (11.6) 46 (24.4)

  • Misuse/abuse of antibiotics in livestock and food production

 298 (59.6) 132 (26.4) 70 (14)

  • Patient demand for antibiotics even if it is not indicated

 386 (77.2) 28 (5.6) 86 (17.2)

  • Poor infection prevention and control practices

 397 (79.4) 53 (10.6) 50 (10)

  • The information delivered from pharmaceutical representatives

 307 (61.4) 111 (22.2) 82 (16.4)
Antibiotics are abused at my workplace 333 (66.6) 55 (11) 112 (22.4)
The antibiotic is chosen according to the availability of the antibiotic more than the microbial cause of infection 217 (43.4) 61 (12.2) 192 (38.4)
Antibiotic prescription for patients when they do not need them, does not cause harm 42 (8.4) 25 (5) 406 (81.2)
Dispensing antibiotics without prescription should be controlled 416 (83.2) 33 (6.6) 51 (10.2)
Available antibiotics in the Egyptian market are of bad quality 192 (38.4) 131 (26.2) 177 (35.4)
I want to attend a training program for antibiotics prescription 404 (80.8) 38 (7) 58 (11.6)
It is important to know the resistance rates in my workplace 434 (86.8) 24 (4.8) 42 (8.4)
International guidelines are more important than local policies in antibiotic prescription 215 (43) 98 (19.6) 187 (37.4)
Some antibiotics must be ordered only by a qualified senior physician 421 (84.2) 30 (6) 49 (9.8)