Table 3 Belief and attitude scores regarding the judicious use of antibiotics among physicians and pharmacists pre- and post-interventiona
| 听 | Physicians | Pharmacists | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Pre-intervention n鈥�=鈥�237 | Post-intervention n鈥�=鈥�289 | Pre-intervention n鈥�=鈥�483 | Post-intervention n鈥�=鈥�596 | |
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Physicians should never prescribe antibiotics when they are unnecessary | 4.8鈥壜扁赌�0.7 | 4.7鈥壜扁赌�0.7 | 4.5鈥壜扁赌�1.1 | 4.6鈥壜扁赌�1.0 |
Too many people are treated with antibiotics when not necessary | 3.5鈥壜扁赌�1.5 | 3.3鈥壜扁赌�1.7 | 3.7鈥壜扁赌�1.4 | 3.8鈥壜扁赌�1.5 |
Overuse of antibiotics can make bacteria more resistant to antibiotics | 4.6鈥壜扁赌�0.9 | 4.7鈥壜扁赌�1.0 | 3.9鈥壜扁赌�1.7 | 4.1鈥壜扁赌�1.5 |
Giving an antibiotic to a patient with cold symptoms can prevent an infection from occurring | 3.9鈥壜扁赌�1.4 | 4.3鈥壜扁赌�1.2 | 3.5鈥壜扁赌�1.4 | 3.6鈥壜扁赌�1.6 |
It is worth trying an antibiotic when someone has cold symptoms for 5鈥塪ays | 3.9鈥壜扁赌�1.2 | 4.3鈥壜扁赌�1.1 | 2.8鈥壜扁赌�1.6 | 3.7鈥壜扁赌�1.5 |
Using antibiotics frequently doesn鈥檛 make them less effective | 4.5鈥壜扁赌�1.2 | 4.7鈥壜扁赌�0.9 | 3.8鈥壜扁赌�1.6 | 4.4鈥壜扁赌�1.3 |
Treatment with antibiotics is necessary when nasal discharge turns from yellow to green in color | 1.8鈥壜扁赌�1.2 | 3.2鈥壜扁赌�1.6 | 1.4鈥壜扁赌�1.2 | 3.0鈥壜扁赌�1.7 |
Antibiotics help cold symptoms clear up more quickly | 4.3鈥壜扁赌�1.1 | 4.6鈥壜扁赌�0.9 | 3.4鈥壜扁赌�1.5 | 4.1鈥壜扁赌�1.4 |
Antibiotics are helpful in treating colds | 4.2鈥壜扁赌�1.1 | 4.7鈥壜扁赌�0.7 | 3.2鈥壜扁赌�1.5 | 4.0鈥壜扁赌�1.4 |
Overall scores | 3.8鈥壜扁赌�0.5 | 4.0鈥壜扁赌�0.7 | 3.3鈥壜扁赌�0.9 | 4.0鈥壜扁赌�1.2 |