Table 3.
Attitudes towards antibiotic resistance (AR) and guidelines of antibiotic dispensing.
| Question | Disagree | Neutral | Agree | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SDa | Db | Ac | SAd | ||
| n (%) | |||||
| Antibiotic resistance is an important and serious public health issue facing the world | 2 (1.3) | 11 (7.2) | 24 (15.8) | 49 (32.2) | 66 (43.4) |
| Dispensing antibiotics without prescription is a common practice among community pharmacists in the West Bank | 6 (3.9) | 12 (7.9) | 55 (36.2) | 43 (28.3) | 36 (23.7) |
| Patient personal choice of antibiotic use and overuse could contribute to antibiotic resistance | 6 (3.9) | 5 (3.3) | 24 (15.8) | 35 (23) | 82 (53.9) |
| It obligatory for me to educate and inform patients requesting antibiotics without a prescription and are probably not in need of antibiotic therapy | 7 (4.6) | 24 (15.8) | 24 (15.8) | 37 (24.3) | 60 (39.5) |
| Relevant conferences, workshops, and other educational activity are required to be attended by community pharmacists to enhance understanding of antimicrobial stewardship | 1 (0.7) | 12 (7.9) | 32 (21.1) | 49 (32.2) | 58 (38.2) |
| The development of local guidelines would be more useful than the international ones for antimicrobial resistance | 4 (2.6) | 12 (7.9) | 56 (36.8) | 56 (36.8) | 24 (15.8) |
a SD: strongly disagree. bD: disagree. cSA: strongly agree. dA: agree.