Table 4 Perceptions of antimicrobial resistance
No | Yes | I am not sure | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
# | Item | n | % | n | % | n | % |
1 | Irrational use of antibiotics can harm the patient | 8 | 2.1 | 355 | 92.4 | 21 | 5.5 |
2 | Casual/common use of antibiotics in Palestine is appropriate | 206 | 53.6 | 68 | 17.7 | 110 | 28.6 |
3 | Broad-spectrum antibacterial are used unnecessarily when narrow-spectrum antibiotics are available | 41 | 10.7 | 292 | 76.0 | 51 | 13.3 |
4 | Poor patient adherence to prescribed antibiotics can be a cause of antimicrobial resistance | 25 | 6.5 | 324 | 84.4 | 35 | 9.1 |
5 | It is important to follow the appropriate duration of antimicrobials to prevent the development of resistance | 9 | 2.3 | 363 | 94.5 | 12 | 3.1 |
6 | Antibiotic use should be reduced | 20 | 5.2 | 325 | 84.6 | 39 | 10.2 |