Australian consumer perspectives, attitudes and behaviours on antibiotic use and antibiotic resistance: a qualitative study with implications for public health policy and practice

Australian consumer perspectives, attitudes and behaviours on antibiotic use and antibiotic resistance: a qualitative study with implications for public health policy and practice

Abstract Background Consumers receive over 27 million antibiotic prescriptions annually in Australian primary healthcare. Hence, consumers are a key group to engage in the fight against antibiotic resistance. There is a paucity of research pertaining to consumers in the Australian healthcare environ...

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Main Authors: Elaine P. M. Lum, Katie Page, Lisa Nissen, Jenny Doust, Nicholas Graves
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-10-01
Series:BMC Public Health
Subjects:
Consumer
Antibiotic use
Antibiotic resistance
Qualitative
Semi-structured interview
Perspective
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12889-017-4813-7

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