Primary Healthcare Physicians’ Insufficient Knowledge Is Associated with Antibiotic Overprescribing for Acute Upper Respiratory Tract Infections in China: A Cross-Sectional Study
Physicians' insufficient knowledge was significantly associated with antibiotic overprescribing. Professional training targeting physicians' knowledge of antibiotics is urgently needed to improve the rational use of antibiotics in grassroots healthcare facilities in China.
Authors
- Nan Zhao (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4521-9156)
- Wenchen Liu
- Jie Chang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7296-8641)
- Naveel Atif (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6810-6133)
- Peng Jin (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5095-5743)
- Muhtar Kadirhaz (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0002-5689-0594)
- Sen Xu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3317-3325)
- Miaomiao Xu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7307-3409)
- Yushan Zhang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0986-8247)
- Wenjing Ji (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1627-6592)
- Chengzhou Tang
- Yu Fang
Institutions
- Xi'an Jiaotong University (CN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Antibiotics
- Published
- 2024-09-26
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3390/antibiotics13100923
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Antibiotic Use and Resistance
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.30
Funders
- National Natural Science Foundation of China