Perspectives on Antibiotic Stewardship Programs among Health Care Providers at Two University Hospitals in Egypt

Marwa Rashad Salem (), Meray Rene Labib Youssef, Silvia Farouk Shalaby, Ahmed Taher Mahmoud, Mohamed Ismail and Sally Kamal Ibrahim
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Marwa Rashad Salem: Department of Public Health and Community Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Cairo University, Manial, Cairo 11559, Egypt
Meray Rene Labib Youssef: Department of Pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine, Cairo University, Manial, Cairo 11559, Egypt
Silvia Farouk Shalaby: Department of Public Health and Community Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Cairo University, Manial, Cairo 11559, Egypt
Ahmed Taher Mahmoud: Department of Critical Care Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Cairo University, Manial, Cairo 11559, Egypt
Mohamed Ismail: Department of Pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine, Cairo University, Manial, Cairo 11559, Egypt
Sally Kamal Ibrahim: Department of Pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine, Cairo University, Manial, Cairo 11559, Egypt

IJERPH, 2023, vol. 20, issue 5, 1-7

Abstract: The perspectives of healthcare professionals on antibiotic stewardship programs (ASPs) should be explored. Any antibiotic stewardship strategy must be individualized based on patient needs, prescription habits, and local resources. The current study aimed to explore the perspectives of healthcare providers on antibiotics stewardship and their awareness of these perspectives. Furthermore, potential barriers to the application of ASPs should be identified and addressed. This exploratory cross-sectional study utilized a qualitative method to evaluate critical care physicians, pediatricians, and clinical pharmacists ( n = 43). The mean age of the physicians was 32 ± 1.5 years. Among them, approximately two-thirds (66%) were women. A thematic content analysis was performed to examine the responses of the participants and to prioritize the recommendations for and barriers to the implementation of ASPs from the perspective of healthcare providers. According to the interviewees, the primary obstacles include lack of time in implementation and monitoring and lack of awareness of the need for ASPs. All respondents recommended the implementation of supervised and continuous trainings. In conclusion, the abovementioned barriers must be adequately addressed to facilitate the implementation of ASPs.

Keywords: antibiotic stewardship; physicians; university hospital; barriers; qualitative (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2023
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