Sirota, M;
Habersaat, KB;
Betsch, C;
Bonga, DL;
Borek, A;
Buckel, A;
Butler, R;
... Böhm, R; + view all
(2024)
We must harness the power of social and behavioural science against the growing pandemic of antimicrobial resistance.
Nature Human Behaviour
, 8
pp. 11-13.
10.1038/s41562-023-01762-y.
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Abstract
Antimicrobial resistance occurs when microorganisms (such as bacteria, fungi and viruses) adapt to survive exposure to medicines that normally kill them or inhibit their growth, which in turn makes these medicines less effective over time. Left unmitigated, antimicrobial resistance will reverse previous gains in modern medicine and increase global mortality from currently treatable diseases. According to the World Health Organization (WHO), antimicrobial resistance is one of the most important threats to global health, food security and development today1. In 2019, antimicrobial resistance is estimated to have contributed to the deaths of approximately 4.95 million people: 1.27 million deaths were directly attributed to it2. By comparison, the WHO estimated that — on the basis of excess deaths statistics — COVID-19 was associated with 3 million deaths in 2020 (ref. 3). If no immediate measures are taken to reduce the spread of antimicrobial resistance, by 2050 it could contribute to up to 10 million deaths annually4. The burden is not distributed equally, as it disproportionally affects people from low- and middle-income countries2.
| Type: | Article |
|---|---|
| Title: | We must harness the power of social and behavioural science against the growing pandemic of antimicrobial resistance |
| Location: | England |
| Open access status: | An open access version is available from UCL Discovery |
| DOI: | 10.1038/s41562-023-01762-y |
| Publisher version: | https://doi.org/10.1038/s41562-023-01762-y |
| Language: | English |
| Additional information: | This version is the author accepted manuscript. For information on re-use, please refer to the publisher's terms and conditions. |
| Keywords: | Human behaviour, Infectious diseases |
| UCL classification: | UCL UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Population Health Sciences > Institute of Epidemiology and Health UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Population Health Sciences > Institute of Epidemiology and Health > Applied Health Research |
| URI: | https://discovery-pp.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10183266 |
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