Background Poverty is a proposed driver of antimicrobial resistance, influencing
inappropriate antibiotic use in low-income and middle-income countries (LMICs). However …

Excessive and improper use of antibiotics causes antimicrobial resistance which is a major
threat to global health security. Hospitals in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) has the highest …

Crops that have been genetically modified (GM) include additional beneficial traits that
present fresh approaches to boosting yield productivity and sustainable agriculture …

Objectives Self-medication with antibiotics (SMA) contributes significantly to the emergence
of antimicrobial resistance (AMR), especially in low-income countries including Bangladesh …

Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is a global health threat, but little is known about the
perceptions regarding antimicrobials and AMR among healthcare professionals in Sri …

The consumption of antibiotics varies between and within countries. However, our
understanding of the key drivers of antibiotic consumption is largely limited to observational …

Self-medication (SM) forms an important part of public health strategy. Nonetheless, little
research has been performed to understand the current state of self-medication in the …

Background Antibiotic exposure for fever/cough has been rising alarmingly, especially
among children under five in low-and middle-income countries (LMICs). This excessive use …

Taking leftover prescribed antibiotics without consulting a healthcare professional is
problematic for the efficacy, safety, and antibiotic stewardship. We conducted a cross …

Introduction Evidence regarding the factors affecting the geographical variation of
antimicrobial use (AMU) is relatively scarce. This study aimed to evaluate factors potentially …