Healthcare providers’ perspectives on antimicrobial resistance in Northwest Syria: an exploratory qualitative study
Interviews highlighted perceived contributors to AMR in northwest Syria, including ineffective or absent policies regulating antibiotic dispensing, lack of antimicrobial guidelines or poor enforcement, and limited access to diagnostics. These findings support the development of contextualised recommendations during the transition of Syria's health system.
Authors
- Hussam Alkabbani
- Naser Almhawish (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3010-2588)
- Nabil Karah (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8867-658X)
- Aula Abbara (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7049-8399)
- Maysoon Dahab (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4271-9705)
- Wasim Zakaria (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0001-3842-6977)
- Ahmad Hmeideh
Institutions
- University of Aleppo (SY)
- London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine (GB)
- Imperial College London (GB)
- Umeå University (SE)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Frontiers in Public Health
- Published
- 2025-12-03
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3389/fpubh.2025.1662934
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Global Maternal and Child Health
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 3.49