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Understanding the social drivers of antibiotic use during COVID-19 in Bangladesh: Implications for reduction of antimicrobial resistance
- Source :
- PLoS ONE
- Publication Year :
- 2021
- Publisher :
- Public Library of Science, 2021.
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Abstract
- Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is a global public health crisis that is now impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. Little is known how COVID-19 risks influence people to consume antibiotics, particularly in contexts like Bangladesh where these pharmaceuticals can be purchased without a prescription. This paper identifies the social drivers of antibiotics use among home-based patients who have tested positive with SARS-CoV-2 or have COVID-19-like symptoms. Using qualitative telephone interviews, the research was conducted in two Bangladesh cities with 40 participants who reported that they had tested positive for coronavirus (n = 20) or had COVID-19-like symptoms (n = 20). Our analysis identified five themes in antibiotic use narratives: antibiotics as ‘big’ medicine; managing anxiety; dealing with social repercussions of COVID-19 infection; lack of access to COVID-19 testing and healthcare services; and informal sources of treatment advice. Antibiotics were seen to solve physical and social aspects of COVID-19 infection, with urgent ramifications for AMR in Bangladesh and more general implications for global efforts to mitigate AMR.
- Subjects :
- Adult
Male
Viral Diseases
Asia
Epidemiology
Physiology
Health Care Providers
Microbiology
Throat
Geographical Locations
Antimicrobial Stewardship
Medical Conditions
Signs and Symptoms
Antibiotics
Diagnostic Medicine
Microbial Control
Physicians
Drug Resistance, Bacterial
Medicine and Health Sciences
Coughing
Humans
Medical Personnel
Social Factors
Pandemics
Qualitative Research
Virus Testing
Pharmacology
Bangladesh
Multidisciplinary
Antimicrobials
Drugs
Biology and Life Sciences
COVID-19
Covid 19
Middle Aged
Anti-Bacterial Agents
Health Care
Professions
Infectious Diseases
People and Places
Population Groupings
Female
Anatomy
Clinical Medicine
Physiological Processes
Neck
Research Article
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 19326203
- Volume :
- 16
- Issue :
- 12
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- PLoS ONE
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....f486450c5b5291e2d3f36a2d92421ad9