We assessed knowledge and practices related to antibiotic use in Kibera, an urban informal
settlement in Kenya. Surveys was employed at the beginning (entry) and again at the end …

Summary Background Despite Namibia's robust medicine use systems and policies,
antibiotic use indicators remain suboptimal. Recent medicine use surveys rank …

Background: Subsidizing the cost of medicines through insurance schemes increases
consumption of medicines and may contribute to irrational use of antibiotics. Objectives: To …

Background: Antimicrobial stewardship programmes are interventions which have been
developed to address irrational and inappropriate use particularly in health care centers …

Aim: This study was aimed at assessing the prescription pattern of antibiotics by physicians
in Federal Staff Clinic, Abuja: A secondary health care facility in Nigeria. Study Design: It …

Introduction: The burden of antibiotic resistance in the hospitals and communities is
progressively worsening hence the critical need to put into practice all the key components …

Background: Despite being easily preventable and treatable, malaria and pneumonia are
major killers of children aged less than five years. Integrated community based interventions …

Background: Many infections could previously be treated effectively based on the clinicians
past clinical experience. The development of resistance to essentially all of the antimicrobial …

Methods: A comparative cross-sectional study was carried out among 999 adults aged> 18
years enrolled at the Local Government Areas randomly selected by multistage sampling …

Background: Previously, many infections could be treated effectively based on the clinician's
past clinical experience. The development of resistance to essentially all of the antimicrobial …