College of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Sciences, University of Gondar, Gondar, Ethiopia.
Pharmaceutical Sciences, Pharmaceutical Quality Assurance and Regulatory Affairs, University of Gondar, Gondar, Ethiopia.
Vet Med Sci. 2024 Nov;10(6):e70051. doi: 10.1002/vms3.70051.
Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) poses a worldwide challenge to the well-being of animals and humans. The emergence of AMR is largely attributed to the improper utilization and overuse of antimicrobials. In order to combat this issue and promote responsible antimicrobial use (AMU), it is imperative for veterinary professionals and graduating students to possess extensive knowledge, maintain positive attitudes, and adhere to good practices regarding AMU and AMR.
To assess the knowledge, attitude and practices (KAPs) of veterinary professionals and senior animal health students' towards veterinary AMU and AMR.
A cross-sectional study design was conducted on purposefully selected 200 participants (60 of them were veterinary professionals from the districts and towns, and the remaining 140 were senior animal health university students). A self-administered, structured questionnaire was used to collect the necessary data, and descriptive statistics were used to summarize the data.
The study revealed that, overall, study participants' KAP were not satisfactory. From veterinary professionals, about 56.7% of respondents scored average knowledge, whereas 66.7% and 61.66% of them had negative attitudes and poor practices, respectively, on AMU and AMR. The study found that 56% of the participants' think the previous knowledge they acquired regarding AMU and AMR was not sufficient, and the internet was used as a source of drug information by the majority of participants. The majority (72%) of them were not taking special training on AMU and AMR. Regarding senior animal health students, this study indicated that 52% and 69.2% of the respondents had poor knowledge and a negative attitude, respectively, towards AMU and AMR.
Overall, veterinary professionals in the central Gondar zone have average knowledge, a negative attitude and poor practices. Poor knowledge and a negative attitude were also observed among senior animal health students towards AMU and AMR. Therefore, to fill the observed gaps, activities that enhance the skills of veterinary professionals and students should be implemented. Ingreted measures with animicrobial stewardship program and Nationwide studies are highly suggested to evaluate the overall status of veterinary professionals towards AMU and AMR.
抗菌药物耐药性（AMR）对动物和人类的健康构成了全球性挑战。AMR 的出现主要归因于抗菌药物的不当使用和过度使用。为了解决这个问题并促进负责任的抗菌药物使用（AMU），兽医专业人员和即将毕业的学生必须具备广泛的知识，保持积极的态度，并遵守有关 AMU 和 AMR 的良好实践。
评估兽医专业人员和高级动物卫生学生对兽医 AMU 和 AMR 的知识、态度和实践（KAP）。
对 purposely 选择的 200 名参与者（其中 60 名来自城镇的兽医专业人员，其余 140 名是高级动物卫生大学学生）进行了横断面研究设计。使用自我管理的结构化问卷收集必要的数据，并使用描述性统计数据总结数据。
研究表明，总体而言，研究参与者的 KAP 并不令人满意。在兽医专业人员中，约有 56.7%的受访者得分平均知识，而 66.7%和 61.66%的受访者对 AMU 和 AMR 的态度消极，实践不佳。研究发现，56%的参与者认为他们以前获得的关于 AMU 和 AMR 的知识不足，大多数参与者将互联网用作药物信息来源。大多数（72%）参与者没有接受过关于 AMU 和 AMR 的特殊培训。对于高级动物卫生学生，本研究表明，52%和 69.2%的受访者对 AMU 和 AMR 的知识和态度分别较差。
总体而言，中央贡德尔地区的兽医专业人员平均知识水平较高，态度消极，实践不佳。高级动物卫生学生对 AMU 和 AMR 的知识和态度也较差。因此，为了填补观察到的空白，应开展提高兽医专业人员和学生技能的活动。强烈建议采取抗菌药物管理计划和全国性研究等措施，以评估兽医专业人员对 AMU 和 AMR 的总体态度。
