Knowledge, attitudes, and practices regarding antibiotic use and resistance among community pharmacists: a cross sectional study in Jordan

Darwish, Rula M.; Baqain, Ghaida N; Aladwan, Hala; Salamah, Lina M; Madi, R. R.; Masri, Rama M Al

doi:10.1007/s11096-021-01234-1

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“…The high cost of treating animals is correlated with the socioeconomic status of the clients, as revealed by this study. This result is in line with that of a similar study conducted by Jordanian pharmacists, which showed that the socioeconomic status of the clients reflects their health literacy (Darwish et al, 2021). Therefore, socioeconomic factors have an impact on both human and animal health.…”

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“…In doing so, the data of registered veterinary drugs available between 2017 and 2020 were analyzed. In terms of knowledge about AMR, the participants showed an advanced level of knowledge (84%), similar to that of Jordanian pharmacists (Darwish et al, 2021), but higher than that of veterinarians in India (69%; Vijay et al, 2021). Most participants agreed with the correct definition of AMR and that antimicrobials mainly include antibiotics.…”

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The role of veterinarians in the One Health approach to antimicrobial resistance perspectives in Jordan

2022

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This study aims to evaluate the role of Jordanian veterinarians in terms of their knowledge, attitudes and common practices in combating antimicrobial resistance (AMR) and summarize the registered veterinary drugs between 2017 2020. Descriptive study data were collected using a standardized questionnaire that focused on the knowledge, attitudes, and practices of Jordanian veterinarians. The findings were analyzed descriptively; 84% of the participants agreed with the statement on the definition of AMR. The majority (95.65%) of participants agreed that AMR is a challenge for the veterinary sector in Jordan and that it should be prioritized over other zoonotic diseases. Approximately 69% of the participants believed that the misuse and overuse of antimicrobials by unqualified, fraudulent, or unauthorized practitioners is the primary reason for the rise of cases associated with AMR and the challenges that accompany these. The most common practice among the respondents in this study was to recommend clients (e.g., farmers and owners) to practice good animal husbandry (80.00%). The study also revealed that there was a significant difference (p = 0.015) between attendance at AMR training sessions and the professional sector (private, public, and academic) of the veterinarians. This study underscores the importance of implementing a continuous education program on AMR so as to enhance the all-round knowledge of veterinarians and improve their advisory skills. In addition, laws should be enacted to ensure that veterinarians prescribe the correct antimicrobials and to improve surveillance systems for monitoring the use of antimicrobials in veterinary medicine.

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The role of veterinarians in the One Health approach to antimicrobial resistance perspectives in Jordan

2022

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“…In Jordan, most of the veterinary studies were conducted on antimicrobial resistance patterns of the pathogens and the risk factors associated with the emergence of the AMR. As for the knowledge, practices, and attitudes, the studies were limited to the medical health sector toward AMR (Ghadeer A. and R. Y. Suaifan, 2012 ;Darwish et al, 2021) and the livestock owners toward Brucella (Musallam et al, 2015). This study focused only on the knowledge, attitudes, and practices (KAP) of the Jordanian veterinarian toward AMR.…”

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Evaluating the Veterinarian Role in One Health Approach at Antimicrobial Resistance Perspectives, Jordan

Bazzi¹,

Alaboudi²,

Rácz³

2021

Lélektan és hadviselés

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Antimicrobials are widely used in human and veterinary medicine around the world for disease control and prevention. Due to inefficient or prolonged antimicrobial treatment, the microbes may become resistant, which will pose public health and socioeconomic threat, as it is transmitted to humans through the environment and food products. To address the potential health of AMR, WHO collaborated with OIE and FOA to implement the Global Action Plan and urged the member countries to develop a national plan, to combat AMR in all aspects. The Ministry of Health in Jordan has conducted the national plan for combatting AMR (2018-2022), in which the MOA and JVA play a critical role as stakeholders for intervening the plan strategies in animal health sector. This study aims to evaluate the role of the Jordanian veterinarian’s knowledge, attitudes, and practices in tackling AMR, as well as it will include the registered veterinary pharmaceutical products between 2017-2020. A web based cross-sectional KAP survey link was distributed to the veterinarian who is registered in the JAV. Reports of the registered pharmaceutical products were obtained from JAV and then categorized into imported and produced drugs. The results were analysed descriptively and showed that the average knowledge of the participant who had agreed with the statement that refers to the AMR definition was 84%. The majority (95.65%) considered AMR as a challenge for the veterinary sector in Jordan and should be prioritized beside other zoonotic diseases. A 68.70% of the participants believe that the misuse and overuse of antimicrobial by quacks, fraudulent and unauthorized practitioners are the main contributor to the AMR challenge, and the most common practices among them were recommending the customers (farmers, owner, etc..) to practice good animal husbandries (80.00%).To conclude, implementing antimicrobial resistance continual educational program is essential to improve the veterinarian knowledge in all aspects of AMR; to enhance their advisory skills. Also obligating legislations that ensure the veterinarian to prescribe the correct antimicrobials and improving the surveillance system to monitor the antimicrobial consumption in the veterinary field.

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“…Few studies 20–26 and one systematic review 27 have been performed to evaluate CPs’ knowledge, perceptions and current practices towards ABS. Four survey studies were conducted in Pakistan, two each in Australia and the UK, and one in each of Malaysia, Qatar, Canada, China, Jordan and Ethiopia.…”

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“…Eight surveys were conducted recently. 20 , 21 , 24 , 25 , 27 Only three of them, conducted recently in Pakistan and two in the UK, were qualitative ones, which allow to explore an in-depth point of view 22 , 23 , 26 and none investigated potential expanded CP missions.…”

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Community pharmacists’ views on their current role and future opportunities for antibiotic stewardship: a French qualitative study

Essilini

Pierre

Bocquier

et al. 2021

JAC-Antimicrobial Resistance

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Background Different healthcare professionals should contribute to antibiotic stewardship (ABS) activities. Involvement of community pharmacists (CPs) has been little explored worldwide to date. Objectives To explore French CPs’ views on ABS and antibiotic resistance, their role and current practices, and future opportunities for ABS. Methods A qualitative study using semi-structured face-to-face individual interviews was performed from May to October 2019 among CPs from north-eastern France. Transcripts of the interviews were analysed using a thematic analysis. Results Twenty-seven interviews were conducted. Most participants had a clear understanding of antibiotic resistance and ABS. They considered themselves as ‘guardians of the appropriate use of drugs’ but often failed to fulfil this mission because of difficult relationships with physicians. Their current ABS practices are: (i) counselling patients about the antibiotic treatment; and (ii) reporting to the prescriber when they identify contraindications/drug interactions. Concerning their potential increased involvement in ABS, CPs felt they could perform more rapid diagnostic testing for sore throat; they were divided on the possibility for them to change the antibiotic prescription made by a physician and were mainly against the possibility of initiating an antibiotic prescription. The idea of systematically collecting unused antibiotics was perceived well by CPs, while unit dose delivery was not. Conclusions French community pharmacists are willing to become more involved in ABS activities. Collaboration and trust between pharmacists and prescribers should however be improved.

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Knowledge, attitudes, and practices regarding antibiotic use and resistance among community pharmacists: a cross sectional study in Jordan

Cited by 17 publications

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The role of veterinarians in the One Health approach to antimicrobial resistance perspectives in Jordan

The role of veterinarians in the One Health approach to antimicrobial resistance perspectives in Jordan

Evaluating the Veterinarian Role in One Health Approach at Antimicrobial Resistance Perspectives, Jordan

Community pharmacists’ views on their current role and future opportunities for antibiotic stewardship: a French qualitative study

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