Summita Udas, Obindra Bahadur Chand, Babin Shrestha, Sushmita Pathak, Sarita Syantang, Ashata Dahal, Abhilasha Karkey, Abhishek Giri, Olita Shilpakar, Buddha Basnyat, Olawale Salami, Juvenal Nkeramahame, Piero Olliaro, Philip Horgan
BACKGROUND: Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is a pressing global health concern driven by inappropriate antibiotic use, which is in turn influenced by various social, systemic, and individual factors. This study, nested within FIND's AMR Diagnostic Use Accelerator clinical trial in Nepal, aimed to (i) explore the perspectives of patients, caregivers, and healthcare workers (HCWs) on antibiotic prescription adherence and (ii) assess the impact of a training and communication (T&C) intervention on adherence to antibiotic prescriptions...
May 2, 2024: BMC Public Health