Open AccessIndonesian healthcare providers’ perceptions and attitude on antimicrobial resistance, prescription and stewardship programs
Author(s) -
Eko Setiawan,
Menino Osbert Cotta,
Mohd H. AbdulAziz,
Hernycane Sosilya,
Doddy Widjanarko,
Dian Kusuma Wardhani,
Jason A. Roberts
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
future microbiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.797
H-Index - 82
eISSN - 1746-0921
pISSN - 1746-0913
DOI - 10.2217/fmb-2021-0193
Subject(s) - antimicrobial stewardship , likert scale , medical prescription , medicine , family medicine , perception , indonesian , scale (ratio) , health care , nursing , antimicrobial , public hospital , resistance (ecology) , public health , antibiotic resistance , psychology , political science , developmental psychology , linguistics , philosophy , chemistry , organic chemistry , neuroscience , law , microbiology and biotechnology , biology , antibiotics , ecology , physics , quantum mechanics
Background: A successful antimicrobial stewardship program (ASP) is sustained through improving antimicrobial prescribing by changing prescribing behavior. This requires a better understanding of hospital stakeholders’ views regarding antimicrobial resistance (AMR), antimicrobial use and participation in ASP activities. Objectives: Identify perceptions and attitudes among physicians and pharmacists in a public hospital toward AMR, prescription and ASP. Methods: A questionnaire consisting of 45 items was distributed to physicians and pharmacists in a 320-bed public hospital. All responses were formatted into the Likert scale. Results: A total of 78 respondents (73% response rate) completed the questionnaire. The majority of the respondents perceived AMR within hospital as less of a severe problem, and factors outside hospital were considered to be greater contributors to AMR. In addition, interprofessional conflict was identified as a serious concern in relation to implementing ASP. Conclusion: This finding indicates the need to address existing perceptions and attitudes toward ASP activities that may hamper its successful implementation in Indonesia.