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. 2022 May 31;13:903503. doi: 10.3389/fphar.2022.903503

TABLE 3.

Different stakeholders’ role to control the antibiotic resistance.

Statement Totally agree Agree Rather disagree Disagree Don’t know
Politicians are responsible for reducing the use of antibiotics in livestock breeding 477 (7.1) 953 (14.3) 1830 (27.4) 1,591 (23.8) 1833 (27.4)
Farmers are responsible for reducing the use of antibiotics in livestock breeding 479 (7.1) 1,033 (15.5) 1988 (29.7) 1830 (27.4) 1,354 (20.3)
Consumers are responsible for reducing the use of antibiotics in livestock breeding 793 (11.9) 0 (0.0) 2,228 (33.3) 1751 (26.2) 1912 (28.6)
I am willing to spend more money for meat (comparable with costs for organic products) if this leads to reducing the use of antibiotics 239 (3.6) 1,437 (21.5) 1,669 (25.0) 1,511 (23.6) 1828 (27.3)
The following three questions concerns who is responsible to limit the spread of antibiotic resistant pathogen on the healthcare system
Each individual has a responsibility, to correctly take antibiotics, to reduce the spread of multidrug-resistant pathogens 639 (9.6) 1,595 (23.9) 1,430 (21.4) 1,431 (21.4) 1,589 (23.8)
Doctors and health care staff are responsible for reducing /combating spread of multidrug-resistant pathogens in the healthcare system 555 (8.3) 1,510 (22.6) 1912 (28.6) 1,435 (21.5) 1,272 (19.0)
Politicians are responsible for reducing/combating spread of multidrug-resistant pathogens in the healthcare system 478 (7.1) 954 (14.3) 1991 (29.8) 1,430 (21.4) 1831 (27.4)