Antibiotic-related meanings, experiences and information sources of women in the economic margins of urban Manila

College

College of Liberal Arts

Department/Unit

Communication

Document Type

Article

Source Title

International Journal of Human Rights in Healthcare

Volume

12

Issue

1

First Page

3

Last Page

15

Publication Date

3-11-2019

Abstract

Purpose: Drawing insights from the culture-centered approach (Dutta-Bergman, 2004; Dutta, 2007), the purpose of this paper is to explore the meanings of, experiences with, and information sources for antibiotics among at-risk yet understudied populations in urban and economic margins in the Global South. Design/methodology/approach: Given the exploratory purpose of this paper, it used qualitative approach specifically focus group discussions with mothers, guardians and female senior citizens from Manila, Philippines. Findings: Antibiotics had multiple meanings – from purposes and modes of acquisition to side-effects. Experiences with antibiotics were not only tied to financial difficulties, but also in administering antibiotics to children or wards and managing side-effects. Furthermore, medical doctors were the most accessed and preferred sources of antibiotics-related information. Originality/value: To date, this paper is one of the few to argue that knowing the conditions into which antibiotics are situated in the Global South is critical for strengthening global public health campaigns and policies against antimicrobial resistance a and reducing global health inequity. © 2018, Emerald Publishing Limited.

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Digitial Object Identifier (DOI)

10.1108/IJHRH-06-2018-0039

Disciplines

Health Communication

Keywords

Antibiotics—Information services; Communication in medicine; Medicine—Information services; Health education of women--Philippines--Manila

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