Table 6. Preparedness to use antibiotics appropriately.
| Question | General | MKU | MUK | CUHAS | p-value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N (%) | N (%) | N (%) | N (%) | ||
| Do you feel prepared to: | |||||
| Know whether to give an antibiotic or not? | 275 (84.1) | 66 (88.0) | 58 (77.3) | 151 (85.3) | 0.164 |
| Know when to start antimicrobial therapy? | 270 (82.3) | 61 (81.3) | 60 (80.0) | 149 (83.7) | 0.755 |
| Know how to select the best antibiotic? | 216 (65.9) | 47 (62.7) | 41 (54.7) | 128 (71.9) | 0.025 |
| Know the dosage of antibiotic to give? | 231 (70.4) | 52 (69.3) | 48 (64.0) | 131 (73.6) | 0.303 |
| Know when to switch from an intravenous antibiotic to oral regimen? | 217 (66.2) | 46 (61.3) | 50 (66.7) | 121 (66.2) | 0.591 |
| Know the correct and relevant specimen to collect for an infection? | 224 (68.3) | 44 (58.7) | 47 (62.7) | 133 (74.7) | 0.021 |
| Distinguish between normal flora and a true pathogen from a microbiology report? | 212 (64.6) | 35 (46.7) | 40 (53.3) | 137 (77.0) | ≤0.001 |
| Understand resistance mechanisms based on a microbiology report? | 198 (60.3) | 41 (54.7) | 34 (45.3) | 123 (69.1) | 0.001 |