Interventions to reduce antibiotic prescribing in LMICs: a scoping review of evidence from human and animal health systems

A Wilkinson, A Ebata, H MacGregor - Antibiotics, 2018 - mdpi.com
This review identifies evidence on supply-side interventions to change the practices of
antibiotic prescribers and gatekeepers in low-and middle-income countries (LMICs). A total …

Preventing and managing antimicrobial resistance in the African region: A scoping review protocol

CJ Iwu-Jaja, A Jaca, IF Jaja, P Jordan, P Bhengu… - PLoS …, 2021 - journals.plos.org
Introduction Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) constitutes a significant threat to global health
and food security, typically associated with high morbidity and mortality rate. The high …

Antibiotic prescribing in public and private practice: a cross-sectional study in primary care clinics in Malaysia

N Ab Rahman, CL Teng, S Sivasampu - BMC infectious diseases, 2016 - Springer
Background Antibiotic overuse is driving the emergence of antibiotic resistance worldwide.
Good data on prescribing behaviours of healthcare providers are needed to support …

How to prevent or reduce prescribing errors: an evidence brief for policy

BC de Araújo, RC de Melo, MC de Bortoli… - Frontiers in …, 2019 - frontiersin.org
-Preventing prescribing errors is critical to improving patient safety.-We developed an
evidence brief for policy to identify effective interventions to avoid or reduce prescribing …

An analysis of policies for cotrimoxazole, amoxicillin and azithromycin use in Namibia's public sector: Findings and therapeutic implications

D Kibuule, M Mubita, E Naikaku… - … journal of clinical …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Summary Background Despite Namibia's robust medicine use systems and policies,
antibiotic use indicators remain suboptimal. Recent medicine use surveys rank …

[HTML][HTML] Antibiotic prescribing for upper respiratory tract infections in the Asia-Pacific region: A brief review

CL Teng - Malaysian family physician: the official journal of the …, 2014 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
This review highlights the high prevalence of antibiotic use for upper respiratory tract
infections (URTIs) in a larger part of the Asia-Pacific region. Since URTIs are one of the …

Perceptions of effective policy interventions and strategies to address antibiotic misuse within primary healthcare in India: A qualitative study

M Nair, N Engel, MP Zeegers… - Journal of Infection …, 2023 - journals.sagepub.com
Objectives Antimicrobial resistance poses a major public health threat. Despite Indian retail
sector antibiotic consumption per capita increasing by approximately 22% between 2008 …

[PDF][PDF] An investigation of antibiotic prescribingin patients with upper respiratory tract infections (URTIs) at Katutura Health Centre

M Kunda - 2014 - repository.unam.edu.na
Upper Respiratory Tract Infections (URTIs) are viral in 80% of the cases (Mazur, 2010) but
antibiotic prescribing in these illnesses still remains a problem in many places, where about …

Prevenção e controle de resistência aos antimicrobianos na Atenção Primária à Saúde: evidências para políticas

BC Araújo, RC Melo, MC Bortoli… - Ciência & Saúde …, 2022 - SciELO Public Health
A resistência aos antimicrobianos é um problema mundial que põe em risco a segurança da
saúde da população. O objetivo deste artigo é identificar e avaliar estratégias para …

A theory-based exploration of antibiotic use in primary healthcare in Gezira state, Sudan

AL Lohiniva, E Elwali, D Abuobaida… - Implementation Science …, 2021 - Springer
Background Inappropriate use of antibiotics is a major contributing factor to the emergence
of antimicrobial resistance globally, including in Sudan. Objectives The project aimed to …