Assessment of the Knowledge and Practice of Doctors to Antibiotics Used in the Treatment of Diabetic Foot Ulcers at Alribat University Hospital, Khartoum 2019

Abstract

Background: Generally, antibiotics misuse has serious effects on health. The main cause of bacterial resistance is the misuse of antibiotics. Also, the duration of antibiotic has a big role in treating the infection especially in diabetic foot infections. And this is the main problem for which this research is done for. Aim: In this study we tried to estimate the knowledge and practice of doctors in surgery unit to antibiotics in the treatment of diabetic foot ulcers and infections. Methodology: The study was a total coverage of Alribat university hospital at the surgery unit from the period 10th of June till 5th of August. A well-organized questionnaire was dispensed to the house officers, general practitioners, registrars and specialist. The results were analyzed using statistical package for social science. Results: We found that 76% of participants have a good knowledge score and 24% of them have a poor knowledge score. Also, 46% of doctors have poor practice while 54% of them have a good practice. Also, there is a significant and positive relation between the knowledge score and the position and age of participants. And regarding practice score there is a positive association between it and the gender, position and age group. Participants with good practice score have a higher knowledge score and vice versa. However, Specialists have the highest knowledge and practice score. Registrars’ knowledge and practice score is higher than general practitioners and house officers. Participants who are 35 years old and more have the highest knowledge and practice score. And the ones ranged from 26-35 years old have higher knowledge and practice score than those who are 21-25 years old and participants whose have more than 10 years of experience have the highest mean knowledge and practice score, then those with 6 to 10 years, then those with 2 to 5 years of experience and those with less than 2 years have the lowest mean knowledge and practice score. Conclusion: There is