Antimicrobial overuse in India: A symptom of broader societal issues including resource limitations and financial pressures

Broom, Jennifer and Broom, Alex and Kenny, Katherine and Chittem, Mahati (2021) Antimicrobial overuse in India: A symptom of broader societal issues including resource limitations and financial pressures. Global Public Health, 16 (7). pp. 1079-1087. ISSN 1744-1692

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Abstract

India and the global community are facing a critical crisis of antimicrobial resistance (AMR), significantly contributed to by on-going and increasing antimicrobial misuse. Information as to what drives misuse of antimicrobials within India is essential to inform strategies to address the crisis. This papers aims to identify perceived influences on antimicrobial use in Hyderabad, India. We conducted semi-structured qualitative interviews conducted with thirty participants (15 doctors, 15 pharmacists) around their experiences of antimicrobials in Hyderabad, India. Thematic analysis was performed and four themes identified around (1) Perceptions of the problem of resistance and antimicrobial use; (2) Social pressures to prescribe/dispense; (3) Financial pressures driving antimicrobial over-use; and (4) Lack of regulation around training and qualifications. We conclude that antimicrobial use within India is embedded with, and occurs as a result of, complex social and economic factors including issues of resource limitation, structural/governance limitations and social relationships. Strategies to address misuse without acknowledging and addressing the critical driving forces of use will be unlikely to induce significant change.

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Item Type: Article
Uncontrolled Keywords: Antimicrobial prescribing; antimicrobial resistance; qualitative research Antimicrobial prescribing; antimicrobial resistance; qualitative research
Subjects: Social sciences
Divisions: Department of Liberal Arts
Depositing User: . LibTrainee 2021
Date Deposited: 26 Jul 2021 07:00
Last Modified: 26 Jul 2021 07:00
URI: http://raiith.iith.ac.in/id/eprint/8524
Publisher URL: http://doi.org/10.1080/17441692.2020.1839930
OA policy: https://v2.sherpa.ac.uk/id/publication/5298
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