Hospital characteristics | Description | Number of respondents | Percentage |
---|---|---|---|
Type of hospital | 2000 bed university public teaching hospital | 159 | – |
Prevalence of infections caused by ESBL-producers [24] | Data retrieved from a cross-sectional study | 350 | 44.3 |
Prevalence of MRSA infections [31] | Data retrieved from a cross-sectional study | 3.0 | |
Prevalence of CRE infections | Data not published | 250 | 0.3 |
Prevalence of VRE infections | Data not published | 100 | 0 |
Availability of local antibiotic guidelines | No | ||
Availability of drug and therapeutic committee | Yes | – | – |
Access to microbiologist advice | Yes. Mainly through request for clinical consultation, but also some advice by phone; only during working hours | ||
Access to clinical pharmacists advice in KBTH | Yes. Mainly through request for clinical consultation, but also some advice by phone; only during working hours | ||
Access to computer-based prescription | No | ||
Hospital departments | Surgery | 26 | 16.35 |
Genitourinary | 4 | 2.51 | |
Medical | 45 | 28.30 | |
Obstetrician and Gynecology | 25 | 15.71 | |
Orthopedics | 5 | 3.14 | |
Paediatrics | 37 | 23.27 | |
Other departmentb | 17 | 10.69 | |
Number of physicians surveyed | Of all levels of expertise and training | 159 | 79.50 |
Age of study participants (mean ± SD)a | – | 159 | 32.11 ± 6.52 years |
Gender of physicians surveyed | Male | 93 | 58.49 |
Female | 63 | 39.6 | |
Level of training among study participants | House officers | 64 | 40.25 |
Medical officers/residents | 52 | 32.70 | |
Senior residents/specialists | 33 | 20.75 | |
Senior specialists /consultants | 10 | 6.28 | |
Years of practice among study participants | < 1 year | 60 | 37.77 |
1–2 years | 6 | 3.77 | |
3–5 years | 19 | 11.90 | |
> 5 years | 74 | 46.54 |