Knowledge, attitudes and practices relating to antibiotic use and resistance among prescribers from public primary healthcare facilities in Harare, Zimbabwe [version 2; peer review: 1 approved, 2 approved with reservations]

Knowledge, attitudes and practices relating to antibiotic use and resistance among prescribers from public primary healthcare facilities in Harare, Zimbabwe [version 2; peer review: 1 approved, 2 approved with reservations]

Background Overuse of antibiotics is one of the main drivers for antimicrobial resistance (AMR). Globally, most antibiotics are prescribed in the outpatient setting. This survey aimed to explore attitudes and practices with regards to microbiology tests, AMR and antibiotic prescribing among healthca...

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Main Authors: Prosper Chonzi, Katharina Kranzer, Rashida A. Ferrand, Ioana D. Olaru, Kudzai P.E. Masunda, Rudo Chingono, Shunmay Yeung, Justin Dixon
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wellcome 2022-04-01
Series:Wellcome Open Research
Subjects:
AMR
antibiotic resistance
antibiotic use
outpatients
eng
Online Access:https://wellcomeopenresearch.org/articles/6-72/v2

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