Table 2.
Perception of Nurses Towards Antimicrobial Stewardship Programs (ASPs) (N = 583)
| Perception Towards ASPs (5 Items) | N (%) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Strongly Disagree | Disagree | Neutral | Agree | Strongly Agree | |
| 1. Antimicrobial stewardship programs promote reasonable prescription of antimicrobials | – | – | 20 (3.4) | 234 (40.1) | 329 (56.4) |
| 2. Antimicrobial stewardship programs help control antimicrobial resistance | – | – | 15 (2.6) | 230 (39.5) | 338 (58) |
| 3. Antimicrobial stewardship programs reduce the overuse of antimicrobials | – | – | 71 (12.2) | 186 (31.9) | 326 (55.9) |
| 4. Antimicrobial stewardship programs reduce the cost of treatment. | – | – | 62 (10.6) | 246 (42.2) | 275 (47.2) |
| 5. Antimicrobial stewardship programs Improves medical quality. | – | 1 (0.2) | 19 (3.3) | 228 (39.2) | 333 (57.3) |