Table 3 Knowledge of participants about antimicrobial resistance (N = 711)
Question | Yes (%) | No (%) | Don’t know (%) |
|---|---|---|---|
1. Does your country Contribute to the AMR (antimicrobial resistance) monitoring with specific program? | 425 (59.8) | 71 (10.0) | 215 (30.2) |
2. Is there an ongoing antibiotic abuse in therapeutics in veterinary sectors? | 411 (57.8) | 52 (7.3) | 248 (34.9) |
3. Do you know about the critically important list of antimicrobial specified by the WHO? | 365 (51.3) | 216 (30.4) | 130 (18.3) |
4. Is antibiotic resistance a serious public health issue? | 612 (86.1) | 33 (4.6) | 66 (9.3) |
5. Is antibiotic resistance natural as well as anthropogenic (caused by humans or their activities)? | 543 (76.4) | 63 (8.9) | 105 (14.8) |
6. Does irrational antibiotics use in animals lead to resistance in humans? | 463 (65.1) | 87 (12.2) | 161 (22.6) |
7. Are you familiar with superbug CRE? | 247 (34.7) | 304 (42.8) | 160 (22.5) |
8. Are you familiar with livestock associated methicillin resistance staphylococcus aureus (LA-MRSA)? | 401 (56.4) | 206 (29.0) | 104 (14.6) |
9. Does the use of expired antibiotics lead to emergence of resistance? | 435 (61.2) | 88 (12.4) | 188 (26.4) |
10. Does injudicious use of antibiotics lead to antibiotic residues in milk and meat? | 504 (70.8) | 53 (7.5) | 154 (21.7) |
11. Does antibiotic residues in milk/meat lead to emergence of resistance? | 481 (67.6) | 44 (6.2) | 186 (26.2) |