Antimicrobial resistance, equity and justice in low- and middle-income countries: an intersectional critical interpretive synthesis.

ABSTRACT: Global inequities in the burden of antimicrobial resistance (AMR), between and within populations, are heavily influenced by the social and structural determinants of health. Yet, AMR action has had limited attention to equity, and social approaches to AMR haven't routinely gone beyond an exploration of knowledge and awareness around ABU. This represents a missed opportunity to design equitable interventions and policy across One Health. We report the results of a critical interpretive synthesis of the social and structural drivers of AMR in Low- and Middle-Income Countries and present a conceptual framework of these drivers, linking to the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). We emphasise the limitations of a biomedical dominance in AMR research, highlighting the value of wider bodies of

SUBMITTER: Davis K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12518637 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature