Table 2 Knowledge about ASP (n = 603)
Item a | Correctly Answered N (%) |
|---|---|
1- The antimicrobial stewardship program (ASP) helps to enhance antimicrobial prescribing by the appropriate selection of antimicrobial regimen. | 433 (71.8) |
2-ASP helps reducing antimicrobial resistance. | 458 (76) |
3-ASP helps reducing antimicrobial side effects. | 340 (56.4) |
4- The Defined Daily Dose (DDD) is the average of maintenance dose per day for a drug used for its main indication in adults. | 404 (67) |
5- Antimicrobial cycling employs antimicrobial rotation of a particular drug with scheduled substitutions that exhibits a comparable spectrum of activity. | 288 (47.8) |
6- Transition from broad-spectrum antimicrobial drug to narrow spectrum is important to reduce to antimicrobial resistance problem. | 507 (84.1) |
7-Time-sensitive automatic stop orders strategy reduces the antimicrobial resistance problem. | 383 (63.5) |
8- Feedback and reviews by an expert in antimicrobial use have been highly effective in optimizing antimicrobial therapy. | 501 (83.1) |
9-Prescription of some antimicrobial drugs require the availability of expertise in antibiotics use and infectious disease. | 525 (87.1) |
10- According to the ASP, the patient can stop the medication before completing the full course if symptoms improve. | 477 (79.1) |