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Table 5 Major barriers of AMS

From: Health care providers’ perceptions regarding antimicrobial stewardship programs (AMS) implementation—facilitators and challenges: a cross-sectional study in the Eastern province of Saudi Arabia

Items

Responses (n & %)

Agree

Natural

Disagree

Lack of internal policy/guidelines

137 (74.5)

36 (19.6)

11 (6.0)

Administration not aware of AMS program

121 (65.8)

43 (23.4)

20 (10.9)

Lack of personnel

115 (62.5)

50 (27.2)

19 (10.3)

Limited time

112 (60.9)

48 (26.1)

24 (13.0)

Limited training opportunities

136 (73.9)

35 (19.0)

13 (7.1)

Lack of confidence

92 (50.0)

62 (33.7)

30 (16.3)

Financial issue or limited funding

100 (54.3)

48 (26.1)

36 (19.6)

Lack of specialized AMS information resources

137 (74.5)

38 (20.7)

9 (4.9)