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September 24, 2025BMC Veterinary ResearchOpen Access

Understanding how veterinarians’ knowledge, attitudes, and practices influence antibiotic prescription: a systematic review of survey studies

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ASAna C. A. SousaLRLembit RägoJPJacinta O. Pinho

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Overview

Systematic review reveals how veterinarians' attitudes and knowledge influence antibiotic prescriptions, highlighting important factors affecting decision-making.

Key Points

  • Higher antibiotic prescription rates are linked to veterinarians' self-confidence and client expectations.
  • Intrinsic factors like socio-demographics and knowledge gaps affect antibiotic prescribing practices among veterinarians.
  • Veterinarians identified several extrinsic factors, including client knowledge and biosecurity protocols, impacting prescriptions.
  • The One Health approach suggests that interventions targeting non-clinical factors could help mitigate antimicrobial resistance.

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Sousa et al. (2025) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/68d6e1978b2b6861e4c40304https://doi.org/10.1186/s12917-025-05001-6
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