Identifying key influences on antibiotic use in China: a systematic scoping review and narrative synthesis.
Caroline CoopeAnnegret SchneiderTingting ZhangPaul KadetzRui FengHelen LambertXingrong ShenIsabel OliverSusan MichieChristie CabralPublished in: BMJ open (2022)
Interventions aimed at modifying antibiotic prescribing behaviour show evidence of positive impact, but further research using more robust research designs, such as randomised trials, and incorporating process evaluations is required to better assess outcomes. The effect of national policy at the primary healthcare level needs to be evaluated and further exploration of the influences on antibiotic self-medicating is required to develop interventions that tackle this behaviour.
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