TABLE 4.
Perception about antibiotic use and antimicrobial resistance.
| Question | Strongly agree; strongly disagree. N (%) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SA | A | N | D | SD | |
| Antimicrobial resistance is a global issue | 297 (72.3) | 95 (23.1) | 15 (3.6) | 3 (0.7) | 1 (0.2) |
| Antimicrobial resistance is a serious problem in Pakistan | 116 (28.2) | 271 (65.9) | 20 (4.9) | 3 (0.7) | 1 (0.2) |
| Antimicrobial are overused at the hospitals where I have rotated | 88 (21.4) | 245 (59.6) | 61 (14.8) | 14 (3.4) | 3 (0.7) |
| Antimicrobial resistance is a significant problem at the hospitals where I have rotated | 61 (14.8) | 273 (66.4) | 65 (15.8) | 10 (2.4) | 2 (0.5) |
| Strong knowledge of antibiotic is important in career | 143 (34.8) | 241 (58.6) | 17 (4.1) | 5 (1.2) | 5 (1.2) |
| Inappropriate use of antibiotic is professionally unethical | 133 (32.4) | 251 (61.1) | 18 (4.4) | 3 (0.7) | 6 (1.5) |
| Inappropriate use of antibiotic can harm patients | 144 (35.0) | 249 (60.6) | 14 (3.4) | 3 (0.7) | 1 (0.2) |
| I would like more education on antibiotic resistance | 137 (33.3) | 257 (62.5) | 8 (1.9) | 6 (1.5) | 3 (0.7) |
| New antibiotics will be developed in the future that will counter the problem of “resistance” | 87 (21.2) | 271 (65.9) | 39 (9.5) | 12 (2.9) | 2 (0.5) |
SA, strongly agree; A, agree; N, neutral; D, disagree; SD, strongly disagree.