Table 5.

Summary of potentially modifiable determinants of behaviour associated with the decision whether to prescribe systemic antibiotics for adult patients with acute conditions, showing a comparison between those identified in studies of high-income countries and LMICs

High-income countries only	High-income countries and LMICs	LMICs only
Accountability	access
Antibiotic awareness	antibiotic beliefs
Efficacy of options	competing demands
Feeling about decisions	conflict
Guidance–practice gap	fear about outcome
Guidelines & information	financial burden
Incentives	fix the problem
Patient management	habits
Patient satisfaction	healthcare context
Peers & colleagues	patient influence
Planning & consent	treatment skills
Professional role
Relationship
Risk perception
Procedure possible
Workload