Table 3 Perceived drivers of antibiotic resistance in animal care
Causes | Strongly agree | Agree | Disagree | Strongly disagree | Undecided | Mean ± SD | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Irrational use among animal owners (livestock owners, breeders etc.) | 233(79.0) | 14(4.7) | 3(1.0) | 4(1.4) | 41(13.9) | 4.34 ± 1.41 | 1st |
Increasing number of quackeries | 205(69.5) | 29(9.8) | 0 | 7(2.4) | 54(18.3) | 4.10 ± 1.56 | 2nd |
Ease of access of the public to antibiotics at veterinary pharmacy/shops | 168(56.9) | 51(17.3) | 4(1.4) | 11(3.7) | 61(20.7) | 3.86 ± 1.60 | 3rd |
Poor policy on antibiotic access and its use | 144(48.8) | 63(21.4) | 9(3.1) | 2(0.7) | 77(26.1) | 3.66 ± 1.67 | 4th |
Unregulated/unmonitored establishment of livestock farm/animal breeding sites | 124(42.0) | 61(20.7) | 19(6.4) | 9(3.1) | 82(27.8) | 3.46 ± 1.68 | 5th |
Unrestricted access to use of human-labelled antibiotic for animals | 122(41.4) | 65(22.0) | 7(2.4) | 10(3.4) | 91(30.8) | 3.40 ± 1.73 | 6th |
Poor knowledge of antibiotic use among Veterinarian | 62(21.0) | 45(15.3) | 33(11.2) | 53(18.0) | 102(34.6) | 2.70 ± 1.57 | 7th |