Community-Based Public Health Strategies

Uses

Benefits

Highlighted claims

• The planned review will examine community-based strategies aimed at reducing AMR or inappropriate antibiotic use. — Effectiveness of community-based public health strategies to reduce antimicrobial resistance in community settings in sub-Saharan Africa: a protocol of a systematic review
• Expected outcomes include antibiotic use practices, knowledge and attitudes, AMR-related behaviours, and AMR indicators. — Effectiveness of community-based public health strategies to reduce antimicrobial resistance in community settings in sub-Saharan Africa: a protocol of a systematic review
• Core intervention types include education, awareness campaigns, stewardship programmes, regulatory measures, WASH-linked strategies, and other public health strategies. — Effectiveness of community-based public health strategies to reduce antimicrobial resistance in community settings in sub-Saharan Africa: a protocol of a systematic review
• The review will focus on strategies implemented outside hospitals in community settings. — Effectiveness of community-based public health strategies to reduce antimicrobial resistance in community settings in sub-Saharan Africa: a protocol of a systematic review
• Previous reviews show that stewardship, regulatory controls, diagnostics, education, and WASH improvements can reduce antibiotic consumption or AMR-related risks. — Effectiveness of community-based public health strategies to reduce antimicrobial resistance in community settings in sub-Saharan Africa: a protocol of a systematic review