From: A systematic review of qualitative literature on antimicrobial stewardship in Sub-Saharan Africa
Inclusion criteria | Explanation |
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1. Must be a qualitative study | This includes in-depth interviews, focus groups, ethnography and other qualitative techniques It does not include cross-sectional surveys, surveillance data or clinical trials unless they contain a qualitative component as listed above |
2. Must pertain, at least in part, to data gathered in Sub-Saharan Africa | This allows multi-country studies, in which case the secondary constructs from SSA nations only were extracted SSA was defined as per the United Nations Development Programme [13] |
3. Must be directly relating to causes of resistance-promoting behaviours | This includes barriers/facilitators to implementation of stewardship schemes and social and cultural determinants of resistance-promoting behaviours It does not include discussions exclusive to HIV or Malaria, as these were seen as separate issues with different socio-cultural context |
4. Reporting primary research findings | This excludes review articles |