Opportunities to Improve Awareness of Antimicrobial Resistance Through Social Marketing: A Systematic Review of Interventions Targeting Parents and Children

Lack of knowledge from parents concerning the appropriate use of antimicrobials leads to poor treatment choices and mismanagement of antimicrobials for their children. Social marketing (SM) strategies have the potential to help parents access useful information on the appropriate use of antimicrobia...

Full description

Saved in:

Bibliographic Details
Published in:	Health communication 2023-12, Vol.38 (14), p.3376-3392
Main Authors:	Alejandro, Aaron Lapuz, Leo, Wei Wei Cheryl, Bruce, Mieghan
Format:	Article
Language:	eng
Subjects:	Anti-Bacterial Agents - therapeutic use Antibiotic resistance Antibiotics Antimicrobial agents Antimicrobial resistance Benchmarks Child Children Criteria Drug resistance Drug Resistance, Bacterial Humans Intervention Marketing Mismanagement Parents Parents & parenting Reviews Selection criteria Social Marketing Systematic review Treatment preferences
Online Access:	Get full text
Tags:	Add Tag No Tags, Be the first to tag this record!

Description
Summary:	Lack of knowledge from parents concerning the appropriate use of antimicrobials leads to poor treatment choices and mismanagement of antimicrobials for their children. Social marketing (SM) strategies have the potential to help parents access useful information on the appropriate use of antimicrobials. Still, its application in interventions targeting antimicrobial/antibiotic resistance awareness is minimal. This study explores the use of SM in antimicrobial/antibiotic awareness campaigns (AACs) to identify opportunities for SM approaches in developing future communication interventions targeting parents and children. We conduct a systematic review of interventions targeting parents and children between 2000 and 2022. Articles meeting the selection criteria were assessed against social marketing benchmark criteria (SMBC). We identified 6978 original records, 16 of which were included in the final review. None of the articles explicitly identified SM as part of their interventions. Twelve interventions (75%) included 1 to 4 (out of 8) benchmark criteria, while four (25%) had 5-8 benchmarks in their interventions. Of the interventions with less than four benchmark criteria, six studies (50%) reported a positive effect direction outcome, and six studies (50%) reported negative/no change direction on the outcome of interests. Meanwhile, all interventions with five or more SMBC resulted in a positive effect direction in their outcomes. In this review, the use of SM has shown promising results, indicating opportunities for future antimicrobial resistance (AMR) interventions that incorporate social marketing benchmark criteria to improve intervention outcomes.
ISSN:	1041-0236 1532-7027