作者
Nga TT Do, Huong TL Vu, Chuc TK Nguyen, Sureeporn Punpuing, Wasif Ali Khan, Margaret Gyapong, Kwaku Poku Asante, Khatia Munguambe, F Xavier Gómez-Olivé, Johannes John-Langba, Toan K Tran, Malee Sunpuwan, Esperanca Sevene, Hanh H Nguyen, Phuc D Ho, Mohammad Abdul Matin, Sabeena Ahmed, Mohammad Mahbubul Karim, Olga Cambaco, Samuel Afari-Asiedu, Ellen Boamah-Kaali, Martha Ali Abdulai, John Williams, Sabina Asiamah, Georgina Amankwah, Mary Pomaa Agyekum, Fezile Wagner, Proochista Ariana, Betuel Sigauque, Stephen Tollman, H Rogier van Doorn, Osman Sankoh, John Kinsman, Heiman FL Wertheim
发表日期
2021/5/1
期刊
The Lancet Global Health
卷号
9
期号
5
页码范围
e610-e619
出版商
Elsevier
简介
Background
Antimicrobial misuse is common in low-income and middle-income countries (LMICs), and this practice is a driver of antibiotic resistance. We compared community-based antibiotic access and use practices across communities in LMICs to identify contextually specific targets for interventions to improve antibiotic use practices.
Methods
We did quantitative and qualitative assessments of antibiotic access and use in six LMICs across Africa (Mozambique, Ghana, and South Africa) and Asia (Bangladesh, Vietnam, and Thailand) over a 2·5-year study period (July 1, 2016–Dec 31, 2018). We did quantitative assessments of community antibiotic access and use through supplier mapping, customer exit interviews, and household surveys. These quantitative assessments were triangulated with qualitative drug supplier and consumer interviews and discussions.
Findings
Vietnam and Bangladesh had the largest …
学术搜索中的文章
NTT Do, HTL Vu, CTK Nguyen, S Punpuing, WA Khan… - The Lancet Global Health, 2021