Social influences in antibiotic prescription behaviour among veterinary practitioners in the Netherlands

Background: Insights in the key factors that drive antibiotic use and prescription by veterinarians can serve in strategically influencing veterinary antibiotic prescription behaviour and thereby counteract the increasing threat of antimicrobial resistance. In this study, we elicit how social influences, as one of the key factors, affect antibiotic prescribing of farm animal veterinarians. Methods: Semi-structured interviews were held with 11 farm animal veterinarians and subsequently a questionnaire was developed and analysed. 135 Veterinarians working in the Netherlands responded. Results: F... Mehr ...