Social determinants of health and knowledge, attitude and practice studies on antimicrobial resistance—an evidence review and future direction
Current KAP studies prioritize individual behaviours without adequately considering the broader social, structural and environmental determinants. While these upstream factors remain unaddressed, the practice of sub-optimal self-medication is likely to persist, despite ongoing education efforts.
Authors
- Alison Holmes (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5554-5743)
- Esmita Charani (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5938-1202)
- Vrinda Nampoothiri (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8656-8769)
- Arunima Mukherjee (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5205-4084)
- Alison Shutt (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7758-4900)
Institutions
- Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences and Research Centre (IN)
- University of Liverpool (GB)
- Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust (GB)
- University of Cape Town (ZA)
- University of Oslo (NO)
- Groote Schuur Hospital (ZA)
- National Institute for Health and Care Research (GB)
- Asian Institute of Medical Sciences (IN)
- Centre for Sustainable Healthcare (GB)
Publication Details
- Journal
- JAC-Antimicrobial Resistance
- Published
- 2025-09-03
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1093/jacamr/dlaf141
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Antibiotic Use and Resistance
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.26
Funders
- Pfizer
- World Health Organization
- UNICEF
- Wellcome Trust
- TDR
- National Institute for Health and Care Research
- Department of Health and Social Care