Association Between Of Knowledge And Attitude About Utilization Of Laboratory Among Primary Care The Physicians In Makah Al-Mokarramah City, Saudi Arabia In 2023

Abstract

Background

Clinical laboratories are critical to correct diagnosis of medical conditions to ensure appropriate management. Point prevalence survey (PPS) of antimicrobial use and resistance performed in Saudi Arabia in 2015 and 2017 showed high rates of antibiotic use, but poor laboratory utilization for definitive diagnosis of the infections for which the antimicrobials were prescribed. This study investigated the reasons for clinicians‟ poor utilization of the clinical laboratory for definitive diagnosis and treatment of infections. For a long time history and physical examination hare been the most important part of patient's assessment  However, in recent years, the care of patients has become increasingly dependent on the results of laboratory investigations, and clinical laboratories have become major component in the delivery of health care. The physicians' knowledge, attitude and practices [1]among primary care the physicians towards laboratory have been investigated. Aim of the study: To assessment Association between of knowledge and attitude about Utilization of laboratory among primary care the physicians in Makah al-mokarramah city, Saudi Arabia in 2023.Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted on laboratory services on primary care the physicians in Makah al-mokarramah 2023 Saudi Arabia. The study employed a self-administered questionnaire to collect data from patients attending both public PHC centres physicians (or outpatient clinics) in Makah city. The questionnaire was designed to collect data on a number of variables related both to health services users and providers. Results: the most of the participants (36.0%) were in the age group 30-40 years, majority of them were females (61.0%), nationality the majority of participant are Saudi were(81.0%) , Position status the majority of participant are Lab technician were(55.0%) , work experience the majority of participant 10–20 years were(44.0%). Conclusion These findings indicate that poor use of the microbiology laboratory seems mainly associated with perception and attitude of the physicians to the relevance of the laboratory, and perceived inadequacy of microbiology practice in some others. There is need to raise physicians‟ awareness on the relevance and what constitutes optimal use of the clinical microbiology laboratory for accurate diagnosis of infections and appropriate antimicrobial use.