How can we tackle the overuse of antibiotics in low-and middle-income countries?

G Sulis, S Sayood, S Gandra - Expert Review of Anti-infective …, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
Introduction Antibiotic overuse is a pressing global health concern, particularly in low-and
middle-income countries (LMICs) where there is limited access to quality healthcare and …

Empowering low-and middle-income countries to combat AMR by minimal use of antibiotics: A way forward

M Kanan, M Ramadan, H Haif, B Abdullah, J Mubarak… - Antibiotics, 2023 - mdpi.com
Antibiotic overuse poses a critical global health concern, especially in low-and middle-
income countries (LMICs) where access to quality healthcare and effective regulatory …

Antibiotic dispensing practices among informal healthcare providers in low-income and middle-income countries: a scoping review protocol

M Tandan, P Thapa, B Bhandari, S Gandra… - BMJ open, 2024 - bmjopen.bmj.com
Introduction The rise of antimicrobial resistance represents a critical threat to global health,
exacerbated by the excessive and inappropriate dispensing and use of antimicrobial drugs …

Antibiotic use by clinical presentation across all healthcare providers in rural Burkina Faso: a healthcare visit exit survey

D Valia, B Ingelbeen, GJW Nassa… - Journal of …, 2024 - academic.oup.com
Background To guide antibiotic stewardship interventions, understanding for what
indications antibiotics are used is essential. Methods In rural Burkina Faso, we measured …

Inappropriate antibiotic access practices at the community level in Eastern Ethiopia

D Edessa, F Asefa Kumsa, G Dinsa, L Oljira - Scientific Reports, 2024 - nature.com
Access to antibiotic medications is critical to achieving the Sustainable Development Goal
for good health and well-being. However, non-prescribed and informal sources are …

Drivers of informal sector and non-prescription medication use in pediatric populations in a low-and middle-income setting: A prospective cohort study in Zambia

S Wildbret, L Stuck, CC Luchen… - PLOS global public …, 2023 - journals.plos.org
Obtaining medication from the informal sector is common in low-and middle-income
countries. Informal sector use increases the risk for inappropriate medication use, including …

Drug providers' perspectives on antibiotic misuse practices in eastern Ethiopia: a qualitative study

D Edessa, FA Kumsa, G Dinsa, L Oljira - BMJ open, 2024 - bmjopen.bmj.com
Objective Antibiotic misuse includes using them to treat colds and influenza, obtaining them
without a prescription, not finishing the prescribed course and sharing them with others …

Healthcare seeking outside healthcare facilities and antibiotic dispensing patterns in rural Burkina Faso: a mixed methods study

D Valia, JS Kouanda, B Ingelbeen… - Tropical medicine & …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Objective Optimising antibiotic use is important to limit increasing antibiotic resistance. In
rural Burkina Faso, over‐the‐counter dispensing of antibiotics in community pharmacies and …

Evaluating the effect of a behavioural intervention bundle on antibiotic use, quality of care, and household transmission of resistant Enterobacteriaceae in intervention …

Trials, 2024 - Springer
Background Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is a rising threat in low-resource settings,
largely driven by transmission in the community, outside health facilities. Inappropriate …

[PDF][PDF] Practical pathways to integrating gender and equity considerations in antimicrobial resistance research

I Lynch, L Middleton, B Naemiratch, L Fluks, K Sobane - 2023 - icars-global.org
We developed this resource using a participatory process that promotes the co-creation of
knowledge by researchers and other role players with insights into and lived experience of a …