Nurses' Knowledge and Attitudes on Antibiotic Use in Oman, 424 Respondents

A 2026 survey of 424 nurses in Oman's Ministry of Health investigated knowledge, attitudes, and behavior regarding antibiotic use and resistance. The data was collected via a cross-sectional questionnaire adapted from the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control. Author Zainab Said Al-Hashimy published the results on figshare under a CC-BY-4.0 license.

Use Cases

• Analyze gaps in nurses' knowledge about antibiotic efficacy against viruses based on survey responses.
• Model correlations between demographic factors and awareness of national action plans on antibiotic resistance.
• Identify educational priorities for nurses based on expressed interests in specific antibiotic topics.

Strengths

• Survey includes 424 nurse respondents, providing a substantive sample size.
• Results include specific percentages for knowledge questions, such as 64.2% acknowledging antibiotics' lack of efficacy against viruses.
• Data is associated with a specific national context (Oman) and professional group (nurses).

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Data may reflect geographic and professional bias inherent to the single-country, single-profession survey.

Provenance

Source

figshare, author Zainab Said Al-Hashimy.

Collection Method

Cross-sectional survey using a questionnaire designed by the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-05-18 17:34:06; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Oman