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Article History

Received: 7 January 2020

Accepted: 9 March 2020

First Online: 23 April 2020

Ethics approval and consent to participate

: This study is based on data from three surveys. The first survey data existed prior to this study, having been developed separately [], on attitudes to antibiotics and awareness of AMR. Respondents had volunteered to receive information about such surveys from SSI. Completion of the survey was considered as indicating consent, and respondents were able to refuse to participate in the survey at any stage in the process. The third survey (second wave of this study), which is identical to the second survey (first wave of this study), was approved by the University of Oxford’s Central University Research Ethics Committee—reference number R49463/RE001. Following approval of the third survey, the original and second survey were retrospectively considered by the same committee (reference number R57213/RE001) who deemed that ‘it is probable that, had the documentation and a full application been submitted for ethical opinion at the correct time, the committee would have granted ethical approval (perhaps subject to some amendments of the documentation).’ Respondents gave written informed consent before taking part.

: Not applicable.

: The authors declare that they have no competing interests.