Assessment of factors affecting vaccine cold chain management practice in public health institutions in east Gojam zone of Amhara region.

Background: Maintaining quality of vaccines is one of the main challenges of immunization programs in Ethiopia. The objective of this study is to assess the factor affecting vaccine cold chain management practice in immunization health institutions in East Gojam zone of Amhara region, Ethiopia.

Method: An institutional based cross-sectional study was conducted from March to April 2017 in ten districts of East Gojam zone of Amhara Region.

Attitude of clinicians towards hospital-based antimicrobial stewardship programs: a multicenter cross-sectional study from Punjab, Pakistan.

: Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is a major threat to global health and antimicrobial stewardship programs (ASPs) are useful to limit the momentum of AMR. This study was intended to determine the attitudes of clinicians about AMR, ASP strategies, and their readiness to participate in ASPs. : A cross-sectional survey was carried out among clinicians working in teaching hospitals of Punjab between August and November 2018.

Knowledge, attitude, and practice of self-medication with antibiotics among community residents in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.

: Self-medication with antibiotics, which may cause significant antibiotic resistance, is predominant in developing countries. The aim of this study is to assess the knowledge, attitude, and practice of self-medication with antibiotics among community residents in Ethiopia. : A cross-sectional study design was conducted from June to August 2017.