Physicians knowledge and attitude of opioid availability, accessibility and use in XXXX management in Bangladesh.

@entity1 @entity5 @entity4784 @entity6882 @entity158
This survey was conducted on 1000 physicians with @entity158 management responsibilities practicing in 47 districts in Bangladesh. The response rate was 58.3%. The physicians had a mean of 21 years in practice. It was notable that 66% of the physicians had seen @entity5 @entity1 in the last 12 months and 63% had seen @entity1 with advanced stage @entity5 where @entity4784 are considered as the mainstay of treatment. It was discouraging that 85% of the physicians preferred to prescribe @entity6882 , when @entity1 needed @entity4784 for severe @entity158 . 53% of the physicians were not aware of the 'Bangladesh Narcotics law, 1990'. 89% of the physicians would restrict opioid dosage in @entity158 management to prevent drug tolerance or addiction. Oncology physicians displayed significantly higher knowledge scores. The results demonstrated physicians' poor knowledge, attitude and perceived barriers regarding @entity4784 . Effective education strategies need to be addressed using the study result.
