Social determinants of health and knowledge, attitude and practice studies on antimicrobial resistance-an evidence review and future direction.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) intersects with social determinants of health (SDoH) influencing individual and population infectious disease exposure, spread and outcomes. A decade after the WHO recommended global AMR awareness campaigns to assess people's knowledge, attitude and practices (KAP), we reviewed existing KAP studies conducted among populations considered vulnerable, marginalized or deprived by SDoH indicators.

Methods

We conducted a sub-analysis of KAP studies from a broader systematic review that explored the intersection of SDoH, AMR, infections and vulnerable populations. We searched Ovid MEDLINE, Ovid Embase, the Cochrane Library, PsycINFO and Scopus for studies published in English between 2000 and 2022. Titles, abstracts and full texts were scre

SUBMITTER: Shutt A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12409717 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature