Table 2.
Knowledge of veterinarians on AMU and AMR.
| Items | Not at All N (%) |
Poor N (%) |
Medium N (%) |
Good N (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Knowledge of different classes and generations of antibiotics | - | 6 (1.4) | 155 (35.6) | 275 (63.1) |
| Knowledge on interpreting microbiological/ laboratory results | 3 (0.7) | 57 (13.1) | 217 (49.8) | 159 (36.5) |
| Knowledge on choosing the correct antimicrobial | 1 (0.2) | 14 (3.2) | 194 (44.5) | 227 (52.1) |
| Knowledge on choosing the correct dose/dosage of antimicrobials | 2 (0.5) | 8 (1.8) | 144 (33.0) | 282 (64.7) |
| Knowledge on choosing routes of antimicrobial administration (oral vs. intravenous vs. topical) | - | 7 (1.6) | 102 (23.4) | 327 (75.0) |
| Knowledge on using a combination of antimicrobials if appropriate | 3 (0.7) | 33 (7.6) | 243 (55.7) | 157 (36.0) |
| Knowledge on planning the duration of the specific antimicrobial treatment | 3 (0.7) | 21 (4.8) | 189 (43.4) | 223 (51.2) |
| Knowledge on modifying/stopping antimicrobial treatments if required | 3 (0.7) | 35 (8.0) | 210 (48.2) | 188 (43.1) |
| Knowledge about reserve group of antimicrobials | 9 (2.1) | 61 (14.0) | 181 (41.5) | 185 (42.4) |
| Knowledge of critically important list of antimicrobials specified by World Health Organization (WHO) | 19 (4.4) | 76 (17.4) | 178 (40.8) | 163 (37.4) |
| Knowledge of National Action Plan for Antimicrobial Resistance (NAP AMR) | 15 (3.4) | 78 (17.9) | 211 (48.4) | 132 (30.3) |
| Knowledge on the mechanism and causes of AMR | 9 (2.1) | 37 (8.5) | 127 (29.1) | 263 (60.3) |