Schoolchildren as Agents of Change towards Antimicrobial Resistance
Schoolchildren are in their formative years, and therefore at an ideal stage in their lives to take in knowledge and best practices that will guide their future behavior. Through the Roll Back Antimicrobial Resistance (RBA) Initiative in Tanzania, antimicrobial resistance (AMR) School Clubs have suc...
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author | Michael Mosha Erick Venant Baltazari Stanley Fatuma Denis Dorinegrace Mushi Eva Ombaka Karin Wiedenmayer |
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description | Schoolchildren are in their formative years, and therefore at an ideal stage in their lives to take in knowledge and best practices that will guide their future behavior. Through the Roll Back Antimicrobial Resistance (RBA) Initiative in Tanzania, antimicrobial resistance (AMR) School Clubs have successfully educated and empowered schoolchildren to become antibiotic guardians and AMR champions. Using appropriate language and consideration of the local context, the project has employed a variety of innovative activities, including AMR arts and crafts, competitions, storytelling and interactive learning that would teach children in an engaging and enjoyable manner. The School Club project has demonstrated how a mix of fun-based knowledge and skills transfer methods and rewarding competitions can change antimicrobial use knowledge and practice in schoolchildren. |
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spelling | doaj.art-50ebf0bb19944745bdf3edd1b32513752023-12-22T14:28:19ZengMDPI AGMedical Sciences Forum2673-99922023-08-011512010.3390/msf2022015020Schoolchildren as Agents of Change towards Antimicrobial ResistanceMichael Mosha0Erick Venant1Baltazari Stanley2Fatuma Denis3Dorinegrace Mushi4Eva Ombaka5Karin Wiedenmayer6Roll Back Antimicrobial Resistance Initiative, Dodoma P.O. Box 2125, TanzaniaRoll Back Antimicrobial Resistance Initiative, Dodoma P.O. Box 2125, TanzaniaRoll Back Antimicrobial Resistance Initiative, Dodoma P.O. Box 2125, TanzaniaRoll Back Antimicrobial Resistance Initiative, Dodoma P.O. Box 2125, TanzaniaRoll Back Antimicrobial Resistance Initiative, Dodoma P.O. Box 2125, TanzaniaFaculty of Pharmaceutics, St. John’s University of Tanzania, Dodoma P.O. Box 47, TanzaniaSwiss Tropical and Public Health Institute, P.O. Box, CH-4123, Allschwil, SwitzerlandSchoolchildren are in their formative years, and therefore at an ideal stage in their lives to take in knowledge and best practices that will guide their future behavior. Through the Roll Back Antimicrobial Resistance (RBA) Initiative in Tanzania, antimicrobial resistance (AMR) School Clubs have successfully educated and empowered schoolchildren to become antibiotic guardians and AMR champions. Using appropriate language and consideration of the local context, the project has employed a variety of innovative activities, including AMR arts and crafts, competitions, storytelling and interactive learning that would teach children in an engaging and enjoyable manner. The School Club project has demonstrated how a mix of fun-based knowledge and skills transfer methods and rewarding competitions can change antimicrobial use knowledge and practice in schoolchildren.https://www.mdpi.com/2673-9992/15/1/20antimicrobial resistanceRBA InitiativeAMR School Clubsschoolchildren |
spellingShingle | Michael Mosha Erick Venant Baltazari Stanley Fatuma Denis Dorinegrace Mushi Eva Ombaka Karin Wiedenmayer Schoolchildren as Agents of Change towards Antimicrobial Resistance Medical Sciences Forum antimicrobial resistance RBA Initiative AMR School Clubs schoolchildren |
title | Schoolchildren as Agents of Change towards Antimicrobial Resistance |
title_full | Schoolchildren as Agents of Change towards Antimicrobial Resistance |
title_fullStr | Schoolchildren as Agents of Change towards Antimicrobial Resistance |
title_full_unstemmed | Schoolchildren as Agents of Change towards Antimicrobial Resistance |
title_short | Schoolchildren as Agents of Change towards Antimicrobial Resistance |
title_sort | schoolchildren as agents of change towards antimicrobial resistance |
topic | antimicrobial resistance RBA Initiative AMR School Clubs schoolchildren |
url | https://www.mdpi.com/2673-9992/15/1/20 |
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