Social determinants of health and antimicrobial resistance in the UK: a scoping review

13 Jul 20264 min read0 viewsJournal Feed

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Objective Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is a global public health threat, responsible for an estimated 35 200 bacterial resistance attributable deaths in the UK in 2019. Social determinants of health (SDoH) drive inequities that influence health outcomes. We aimed to conduct a scoping review of the evidence of the association between the SDoH and AMR in the UK.
Design A scoping review was conducted using search terms related to SDoH and AMR across multiple databases, supplemented by manual searches. This followed Arksey and O'Malley's framework and the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses extension for Scoping Reviews (PRISMA-ScR) guideline. Data sources A systematic search was conducted across SCOPUS, PubMed, Academic Search Premier, AMED, APA PsycArticles, APA PsycInfo, CINAHL Plus with Full Text, Humanities International and Web of Science.
Eligibility criteria Primary UK-based literature exploring SDoH in relation to infectious disease syndromes requiring antimicrobial therapy and reporting AMR were included. Studies from January 2020 onwards, published in English, across all populations were considered. Non-UK studies, reviews, studies not addressing AMR, laboratory-based research and non-human health contexts were excluded.