Adherence to evidence-based implementation of antimicrobial treatment guidelines among prescribers in sub-Saharan Africa: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Table 3 Clinical indication for prescription

Author and publication year	Central nervous system	Infection/co-infection	Enteric	Respiratory (upper and lower infection)	Sepsis	Urinary tract infection	Diarrhoea	Gastrointestinal disease/infection	Sexually transmitted infections	Malaria
Boonstra et al., 2005				185			85
Boonstra et al., 2002
Mashalla et al., 2017
Borchert et al., 1999
Eticha and Gemechu, 2021				217
Prah et al., 2017			17	56		37
Sefah et al., 2021				1929
Owusu et al., 2022						3713
Bosibori , 2016
Bello, 2021
Sibande et al., 2022	73	1	23	89	28	8
Niaz et al., 2020
Akpabio et al., 2014				209			118
Govender, Suleman and Perumal-Pillay., 2021
Gasson, Blockman and Willems , 2018				182				51	45
Mayiste et al., 2017									357
Otim et al ., 2021		75		56				63
Musa, Harron and Maatoug., 2019				110
Wiedenmayer et al., 2021				72,200%		115	260			519
Budimu et al., 2020
Obakiro et al., 2021				902				730
Miyanda, Siame and Chisulo., 2022	26				42			37		18

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