Background Decreasing the prevalence of antibiotic self-medication among the public
requires proper understanding of the risk factors involved. However, the determinants of …

Self-medication is of great public health importance as it often bypasses regulatory
mechanisms to assure quality of health care. Nevertheless there are no established …

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 …

Background: Self-medication with antibiotics, which comes in different forms [eg, leftover or
over-the-counter (OTC) use], contributes to antimicrobial resistance as it often happens in a …

Background: Use of antibiotics without a prescription may increase unnecessary and
inappropriate drug use or doses as well as global risk for antimicrobial resistance. Purpose …

The role of antimicrobial stewardship programmes (ASPs) has expanded in health systems.
ASP interventions often contain an educational component; however, current guidelines …

Background A global antimicrobial resistance (AMR) awareness intervention targeting the
general public has been prioritized. Objectives To evaluate the effectiveness of interventions …

Background Inappropriate antibiotic use is implicated in antibiotic resistance and resultant
morbidity and mortality. Overuse is particularly prevalent for outpatient respiratory infections …

Objective To quantify antibiotics sales without a prescription and to explore provision of
patient assessment and medicine information related to antibiotics requested with or without …

Objectives Changing public awareness of antimicrobial resistance (AMR) represents a
global public health priority. A systematic review of interventions that targeted public AMR …