Study reporting quality among interventions to reduce antibiotic use is a barrier to evidence-informed policymaking on antimicrobial resistance: systematic review.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Countries are currently seeking evidence-informed policy options to address antimicrobial resistance (AMR). While rigorous evaluations of AMR interventions are the ideal, they are far from the current reality. Additionally, poor reporting and documentation of AMR interventions impede efforts to use evidence to inform future evaluations and policy interventions.

Objectives

To critically evaluate reporting quality gaps in AMR intervention research.

Methods

To evaluate the reporting quality of studies, we conducted a descriptive synthesis and comparative analysis of studies that were included in a recent systematic review of government policy interventions aiming to reduce human antimicrobial use. Reporting quality was assessed using the SQUIRE 2.0 checklist o

SUBMITTER: Rogers Van Katwyk S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7177493 | biostudies-literature | 2020 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature