Mass distribution of azithromycin to prevent under-five mortality in sub-Saharan Africa: Do the benefits outweigh the costs with regard to antimicrobial resistance?

Journal article

Sub-Saharan Africa (sSA) accounts for the highest burden of under-five mortality (U5M) globally, with an estimated under-five mortality rate (U5MR) of 76 deaths per 1000 live births in 2018, leading to approximately 2.7 million deaths.1 The region alone accounts for over 55% of the global under-five deaths despite having less than 30% of the world’s under-five population.2.

Authors: Yusuff, SI; Oladunjoye, IO; Popoola, OT; Victoria, BO

• Publication status: Published
• Peer review status: Peer reviewed
• Publisher: Tabriz University of Medical Sciences Press
• Journal: Health Promotion Perspectives
• Volume: 12
• Issue: 2
• Pages: 120-121
• Publication date: 2022-08-20
• DOI: 10.34172/hpp.2022.15
• EISSN: 2228-6497
• ISSN: 2228-6497
• Language: English
• Keywords: Environmental health; Antibiotic resistance; Distribution (mathematics); Medicine; Biology; Mathematics; Antibiotics; Antimicrobial; Microbiology; Azithromycin