Understanding antibiotic knowledge, attitudes, and practices: a cross-sectional study in physicians from a Colombian region, 2023

Table 1 Description of the demographic, work, and perception characteristics of physicians’ education, Medellin-Colombia, 2022–2023

		n	%
Sex	Female	108	42.4
Sex	Male	147	57.6
Age group	24–34 years	184	71.6
	34–45 years	47	18.3
	> 45 years	26	10.1
Educational stage	General physician	149	57.8
	Resident	49	19.0
	Specialist physician	60	23.3
Work experience	1 year	15	5.8
	2–5 years	73	28.4
	6–10 years	107	41.6
	> 10 years	62	24.1
Usual medical practice setting	Emergency room	104	40.3
	General Ward	83	32.2
	Ambulatory	55	21.3
	Other	16	6.2
Perception on the education received on the use of AB and AMR	Bad	8	3.1
	Average	73	28.4
	Good	155	60.3
	Excellent	21	8.2
Number of consultations per day in which antibiotics are prescribed	None	34	13.2
	1–2	114	44.2
	3–4	74	28.7
	≥ 5	36	14.0
College prepares you enough to know when to start AB therapy	Yes	234	90.7
	No	24	9.3
College prepares you enough to select the best AB for each infection	Yes	188	72.9
	No	70	27.1
College prepares you enough to understand the basic of mechanisms of AMR	Yes	158	61.2
	No	100	38.8
College prepares you enough to prescribe AB	Yes	116	45.0
College prepares you enough to prescribe AB	No	142	55.0
College prepares you enough to find reliable sources of information to treat infections	Yes	167	64.7
	No	91	35.3
College prepares you enough to switch from IV AB to oral AB	Yes	119	46.1
College prepares you enough to switch from IV AB to oral AB	No	139	53.9
Has treated patients with AB-resistant infections that do not respond to therapy	Never	21	8.2
	Hardly ever	35	13.6
	Sometimes	98	38.1
	Almost Always	53	20.6
	Always	50	19.5

Note: Some columns do not add up to 100% due to missing data. AMR: Antimicrobial Resistance. AB: Antibiotic

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