Table 2 Table illustrating the results of the critical appraisal process including manuscript information, the number of and occupation of participants and their critical appraisal score, including justification for points lost
From: A systematic review of qualitative literature on antimicrobial stewardship in Sub-Saharan Africa
Manuscript | Interviews | Critical appraisal | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
References | First author | Main research area and setting | Number | Participants | CASP score | CASP points lost/unclear |
[21] | Charani E | Development of stewardship programmes in different countries. (SSA: Burkina Faso) | 52 | Healthcare professionals (doctors and pharmacists) | 7/9 | No. 5: No clear description of interview technique No. 6: Lacking discussion of relationship between researcher and participants |
[28] | Legenza L | Healthcare provider knowledge about Clostridium difficile infection in a South African hospital | 26 | Healthcare professionals (doctors, nurses and pharmacists) | 8/9 | No. 6: Lacking discussion of relationship between researchers and participants |
[27] | Gebretekle GB | Implementation of antibiotic stewardship in an Ethiopian tertiary care hospital | 35 | Healthcare professionals (doctors, pharmacists) | 8/9 | No. 4: Subjective criteria for recruitment, focussing on prestige of job role |
[32] | Mula CT | Workarounds and their perceived impact on antibiotic stewardship in a referral hospital in Malawi | 13 | Healthcare professionals (nurses) | 7/9 | No. 4: No discussion of recruitment criteria for interview No. 6: Lacking discussion of relationship between researchers and participants |
[31] | Rout J | The role of ICU nurses in antimicrobial stewardship at a South African private hospital | 17 | Healthcare professionals (doctors, nurses and pharmacists in ICU/surgery) | 8/9 | No. 6: Lacking discussion of relationship between researchers and participants |
[19] | Torres NF | Patterns of self-medication in Maputo city, Mozambique | 49 | Healthcare professionals (pharmacists) and pharmacy customers | 9/9 | No points lost |
[24] | Agardh C | Using pharmacists and drugstore workers as sexual healthcare workers among MSM in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania | 15 | Drugstore customers (men who have sex with men) | 9/9 | No points lost |
[29] | Asante KP | Knowledge of antibiotic resistance and prescription practices in the Brong Ahafo Region of Ghana | 33 | Healthcare professionals (doctors, physician assistants, nurses and community health officers) | 8/9 | No. 8: Brief description of data analysis technique for qualitative component |
[20] | Gebretekle GB | Exploration of over-the-counter sales in community pharmacies in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia | 5 | Healthcare professionals (pharmacists) | 7/9 | No. 4: Recruitment sequential, may not have achieved full geographical coverage No. 5: Interview technique not discussed |
[22] | Yantzi R | Antibiotic use for viral respiratory infection in rural southwestern Uganda | 22 | Healthcare professionals (clinical officers, nursing offices, nurses, laboratory staff, non-medical staff, public health professionals, village health team members) | 6/9 | No. 4: Recruitment strategy for non-host clinic participants unclear No. 5: Interview technique not discussed No. 6: Lacking discussion of relationship between researchers and participants |
[23] | Watkins JA | Community perceptions of antibiotic usage in Mpumalanga province, South Africa | 17 | Community members randomly selected from a Health Demographic Surveillance site | 9/9 | No points lost |
[25] | Foster EK | Patient knowledge of prescription medications and antibiotics in Blantyre, Malawi | 54 | Pharmacy customers at 5 randomly selected community pharmacies | 8/9 | No. 5: Interview technique/questions asked not discussed |
[30] | Pearson M | Awareness of anti-microbial resistance in multiple low-income countries (SSA: Ethiopia, Nigeria and Sierra Leone) | 244 | Healthcare and veterinary professionals (doctors, dentists, nurses, pharmacists, educator, veterinarian) | 9/9 | No points lost |
[26] | Dillip A | Factors influencing antibiotic dispensing in Tanzania | 84 | Healthcare professionals (pharmacy owners and dispensers) | 9/9 | No points lost |