Determinants of Knowledge, Attitude, and Practices of Veterinary Drug Dispensers toward Antimicrobial Use and Resistance in Main Cities of Malawi: A Concern on Antibiotic Stewardship.

Malawi agrovet shops antibacterials antimicrobial resistance antimicrobial stewardship attitudes knowledge practices

Journal

Antibiotics (Basel, Switzerland)
ISSN: 2079-6382
Titre abrégé: Antibiotics (Basel)
Pays: Switzerland
ID NLM: 101637404

Informations de publication

Date de publication:
11 Jan 2023
Historique:
received: 28 11 2022
revised: 29 12 2022
accepted: 09 01 2023
entrez: 21 1 2023
pubmed: 22 1 2023
medline: 22 1 2023
Statut: epublish

Résumé

Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is an emerging challenge to global public health. The use of antibiotics in the veterinary field is one of the contributing factors to AMR mostly due to poor knowledge, attitudes, and practices (KAP) of dispensers. Veterinary drug dispensers are expected to guide clients on indications, contraindications, and withdrawal periods of veterinary drugs. This study assessed veterinary drug dispensers' KAP toward AMR and associated potential contributing factors. A cross-sectional study, using a structured questionnaire, was conducted in three main cities of Malawi, namely Mzuzu, Lilongwe, and Blantyre. A total of 68 agrovet shops were selected using a simple random sampling technique. The KAP level was presented descriptively. Bivariate and multivariable analyses were run to investigate the relationships between the independent and outcome variable. Overall, the KAP score for knowledge, attitude, and practices was 46.7%, 49.2%, and 41.6%, respectively. The significant determinants of the knowledge were the practice of asking for a written prescription (OR: 16.291, 95% CI: 11.6-24.2) (

Identifiants

pubmed: 36671349
pii: antibiotics12010149
doi: 10.3390/antibiotics12010149
pmc: PMC9855151
pii:
doi:

Types de publication

Journal Article

Langues

eng

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Auteurs

Henson Kainga (H)

Department of Veterinary Epidemiology and Public Health, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Lilongwe University of Agriculture and Natural Resources, Lilongwe 207203, Malawi.

Marvin Collen Phonera (MC)

Department of Animal Health and Livestock Development, Ministry of Agriculture, Lilongwe 207203, Malawi.

Ibrahim Chikowe (I)

Pharmacy Department, Kamuzu University of Health Sciences (KUHES), Blantyre P.O. Box 360, Malawi.

Elisha Chatanga (E)

Department of Veterinary Pathobiology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Lilongwe University of Agriculture and Natural Resources, Lilongwe 207203, Malawi.

Hlupikire Nyirongo (H)

Department of Veterinary Epidemiology and Public Health, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Lilongwe University of Agriculture and Natural Resources, Lilongwe 207203, Malawi.

Mike Luwe (M)

Department of Animal Health and Livestock Development, Ministry of Agriculture, Lilongwe 207203, Malawi.

James Mponela (J)

Department of Animal Health and Livestock Development, Ministry of Agriculture, Lilongwe 207203, Malawi.

Vincent Kachisi (V)

Excel Private Secondary School, Blantyre 30758, Malawi.

Nathani Kamanga (N)

Department of Animal Health and Livestock Development, Ministry of Agriculture, Lilongwe 207203, Malawi.

Julius Chulu (J)

Department of Animal Health and Livestock Development, Ministry of Agriculture, Lilongwe 207203, Malawi.

Gilson Njunga (G)

Department of Animal Health and Livestock Development, Ministry of Agriculture, Lilongwe 207203, Malawi.

Daisy Nabadda (D)

Department of Biosecurity, Ecosystems and Public Health, College of Veterinary Medicine, Makerere University, Kampala P.O. Box 7062, Uganda.

Alyce Fonchin (A)

Community Initiative for Sustainable Development, Manko-Bamenda P.O. Box 356, Cameroon.

Simegnew Adugna Kallu (SA)

College of Veterinary Medicine, Haramaya University, Dire Dawa P.O. Box 138, Ethiopia.

Steward Mudenda (S)

Department of Pharmacy, School of Health Sciences, University of Zambia, Lusaka P.O. Box 50110, Zambia.

Rabecca Tembo (R)

Department of Pathology and Microbiology, School of Medicine, University of Zambia, Lusaka P.O. Box 50110, Zambia.

Mildred Zulu (M)

Department of Pathology and Microbiology, School of Medicine, University of Zambia, Lusaka P.O. Box 50110, Zambia.

Florence Mwaba (F)

Department of Pathology and Microbiology, School of Medicine, University of Zambia, Lusaka P.O. Box 50110, Zambia.

Natalia Mbewe (N)

Department of Basic and Clinical Nursing Sciences, School of Nursing Sciences, University of Zambia, Lusaka P.O. Box 50110, Zambia.

Prudence Mpundu (P)

Department of Environmental and Occupational Health, Levy Mwanawasa Medical University, Lusaka P.O. Box 33991, Zambia.

Mulemba Tillika Samutela (MT)

Department of Biomedical Sciences, School of Health Sciences, University of Zambia, Lusaka P.O. Box 10101, Zambia.

Musso Munyeme (M)

Department of Disease Control, School of Veterinary Medicine, University of Zambia, Lusaka P.O. Box 10101, Zambia.

John Bwalya Muma (JB)

Department of Disease Control, School of Veterinary Medicine, University of Zambia, Lusaka P.O. Box 10101, Zambia.

Edgar Simulundu (E)

Department of Disease Control, School of Veterinary Medicine, University of Zambia, Lusaka P.O. Box 10101, Zambia.
Macha Research Trust, Choma P.O. Box 20100, Zambia.

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