Factors influencing doctors' knowledge and prescribing habit concerning antimicrobial drugs: issues emerging from a pilot study - abstract

ABSTRACT

Although many antimicrobial drugs are available in Jamaica, hitherto no surveys have been done to assess doctors' knowledge and usage of these drugs. The authors report on a pilot study of this kind carried out at the Spanish Town Hospital. Thirty-three of 39 doctors on staff were available and completed a questionnaire which enquired about knowledge of certain older and newer antimicrobials, sources from which doctors were first introduced to the drugs