Pilot Survey of Knowledge, Attitudes and Perceptions of Hajj Deployed Health Care Workers on Antibiotics and Antibiotic Prescriptions for Upper Respiratory Tract Infections: Results from Two Hajj Seasons

Pilot Survey of Knowledge, Attitudes and Perceptions of Hajj Deployed Health Care Workers on Antibiotics and Antibiotic Prescriptions for Upper Respiratory Tract Infections: Results from Two Hajj Seasons

Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is a global public health issue. Upper respiratory tract infections (URTIs) are common illnesses during Hajj, for which antibiotics are often inappropriately prescribed. Hajj healthcare workers’ (HCW) knowledge, attitudes and perceptions (KAP) about AMR and a...

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Main Authors: Hamid Bokhary, Osamah Barasheed, Moataz Abd El Ghany, Ameneh Khatami, Grant A. Hill-Cawthorne, Harunor Rasheed, Hajj Research Team
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2020-01-01
Series:Tropical Medicine and Infectious Disease
Subjects:
saudi arabia
hajj
mass gathering
survey
health care workers
knowledge
attitudes
perceptions
antimicrobial resistance
antimicrobial stewardship
upper respiratory tract infection
guideline
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2414-6366/5/1/18

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