Research Article
Pharmacists’ Knowledge, Perception and Practice on Antibiotic Stewardship: A Survey in Indonesia
@INPROCEEDINGS{10.4108/eai.18-11-2020.2311802, author={Heni Lutfiyati and Zullies Ikawati and Jarir Atthobari and Nanang Munif Yasin}, title={Pharmacists’ Knowledge, Perception and Practice on Antibiotic Stewardship: A Survey in Indonesia}, proceedings={Proceedings of the 2nd Borobudur International Symposium on Humanities and Social Sciences, BIS-HSS 2020, 18 November 2020, Magelang, Central Java, Indonesia}, publisher={EAI}, proceedings_a={BIS-HSS}, year={2021}, month={9}, keywords={pharmacists knowledge perception practice antibiotic stewardship}, doi={10.4108/eai.18-11-2020.2311802} }- Heni Lutfiyati
Zullies Ikawati
Jarir Atthobari
Nanang Munif Yasin
Year: 2021
Pharmacists’ Knowledge, Perception and Practice on Antibiotic Stewardship: A Survey in Indonesia
BIS-HSS
EAI
DOI: 10.4108/eai.18-11-2020.2311802
Abstract
Antimicrobial resistance has become a world health problem, with various detrimental effects that can reduce the quality of health services. The contribution of Pharmacists in antibiotic control has been proven effective, therefore pharmacists need to expand their role to be directly involved in patient care. This study aims to evaluate the knowledge, perceptions and practices of pharmacists in antibiotic stewardship. The study used cross-sectional design by collecting data in August-September 2020 from pharmacists. The data were analysed using the Mann-Whitney and Kruskal-Wallis test with SPSS version 20.0. 186 pharmacist average score of knowledge 4.25 ± 0.39, perception 4.32 ± 0.38 and practice 42.96 ± 6.36. Results showed that 59.68% have good knowledge, 79.57% good perception and 99.46% good practiced on antibiotic stewardship. The Mann Whitney test showed a significant difference on the level of knowledge based on educaton level and the Kruskal-Wallis test showed a significant difference on the level of knowledge, perception and practice by workplace. Most of the pharmacist have good knowledge, perception and practice about antibiotic stewardship.