Quantifying antimicrobial access and usage for paediatric diarrhoeal disease in an urban community setting in Asia.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

Antimicrobial-resistant infections are a major global health issue. Ease of antimicrobial access in developing countries is proposed to be a key driver of the antimicrobial resistance (AMR) epidemic despite a lack of community antimicrobial usage data.

Methods

Using a mixed-methods approach (geospatial mapping, simulated clients, healthcare utilization, longitudinal cohort) we assessed antimicrobial access in the community and quantified antimicrobial usage for childhood diarrhoea in an urban Vietnamese setting.

Results

The study area had a pharmacy density of 15.7 pharmacies/km2 (a pharmacy for every 1316 people). Using a simulated client method at pharmacies within the area, we found that 8% (3/37) and 22% (8/37) of outlets sold antimicrobials for paediat

SUBMITTER: Thi Quynh Nhi L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6105870 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature