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    Assessment of Animal Owners’ Perspective and Facility Practice on Antimicrobial Medicines Use in Food Animals in Gondar City and its Surrounding
    (Addis Ababa University, 2023-07) Getaneh,Atsede; Eshetu,Eskinder (PhD)
    Background: Due to the increment of utilization of antimicrobial drugs in food animals there is an increased irrational use. However, there is a paucity of data on the perspective of animal owners and antimicrobial medicine use in food animals in Ethiopia. Objectives: To assess animal owners‘ perspectives and facility practice on antimicrobial medicine use in food animals in Gondar city and surrounding. Methods: A cross-sectional study design was conducted from September to December 2021. The study used both quantitative and qualitative methods. To collect qualitative data from animal owners used depth interview and computed manually. The quantitative data were coded, entered, and analyzed in SPSS version 20. P-value < 0.05 was considered significant. Results: In the national list of essential veterinary drugs, all drugs were prescribed under their generic name. Approximately 68.7% were antibiotics and 97.8% were injections. The average amount of drug per prescription was 1.5. Out of 15 essential medications, three were found in every clinic and two weren't available everywhere. Five facilities had both national veterinary drug list and guideline for veterinary treatment, while seven facilities lacked both. Of all interviewees 285 (47.5%), 289 (48.2%), and 26 (4.3%), respectively had low, moderate, and good competency in the use of medicines. III Conclusion and recommendations: In general, various facility indicators and prescribing practices haven't met the standard. Moreover, only a few of the individuals had used medicines successfully in the past. Thus, the facilities should fulfill essential guidelines, provide vital medications, and increase farmers' awareness.