Factors influencing doctors’ decisions to prescribe antibiotics to inpatients in public hospitals: a qualitative study
This study provides valuable insights into the intrinsic and extrinsic factors and barriers that influence doctors' decisions to prescribe antibiotics to inpatients in Malaysian public hospitals. These findings should be considered when developing future interventions aimed at improving antibiotic prescribing practices.
Authors
- Leelavathi Muthupalaniappen
- Kwee Choy Koh (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5893-8136)
- Wei Wen Chong (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6036-8478)
- Farida Islahudin (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4450-4361)
- Lai San Kong
Institutions
- IMU University (MY)
- National University of Malaysia (MY)
Publication Details
- Journal
- The Journal of Infection in Developing Countries
- Published
- 2025-03-31
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3855/jidc.19891
- Primary Topic
- Antibiotic Use and Resistance
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia