Title of the publication | Can mass media campaigns change antimicrobial prescribing? A regional evaluation study |
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Abstract | Background: Antimicrobial drug resistance is a significant cause of avoidable morbidity and mortality. Inappropriate prescribing of antimicrobials is acknowledged as a key determinant of this phenomenon. Many approaches are advocated for reducing this inappropriate prescribing, including regulatory, professional and educational interventions. Mass media campaigns are often suggested as a useful tool in managing public expectations, but the evidence to support this is weak, as no controlled studies of such campaigns exist. Evaluating such campaigns is problematic, and uncontrolled observations are misleading. We report here the first controlled study of such an intervention in the use of antimicrobials. |
DOI | doi:10.1093/jac/dkl511 |
Name of the first author | Lambert, M. F. |
Year of publication | 2007 |
Study design of the publication | Non-randomized controlled trial |
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Quantitative data - Quantitative data were used during the intervention | |
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Sub-sector | Sub-sectors are further units of demarcation within a sector E.g. awareness campaign from veterinarians to cat owners about toxoplasmosis drug resistance and transmission of resistant bacteria: ANIMAL, PETS |
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General (human health) |
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