Māori Experiences and Beliefs about Antibiotics and Antimicrobial Resistance for Acute Upper Respiratory Tract Symptoms: A Qualitative Study
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Results
2.1. Participant Characteristics
2.2. Key Themes
2.2.1. Theme 1: Systemic Factors Influencing Antibiotic Use
General Practitioner (GP) Times and Ratios
Effects of Colonisation—An Underlying Contributor to Misuse and Underuse of Antibiotics
2.2.2. Theme 2: Social Factors
Lack of Knowledge and Information concerning Antibiotics for Patients
Access to Healthcare and Poverty Barriers to Appropriate Antibiotic Use
Relationship with Health Professionals
2.2.3. Individual Factors
Illness Perceptions, Treatment Beliefs and Whaakaro [Thoughts]
Natural (Rongoā) vs. Western Medicine
2.2.4. Potential Solutions to Improve Antibiotic Use
3. Discussion
4. Materials and Methods
4.1. Patient Recruitment
4.2. Interview Process
4.3. Data Analysis
5. Conclusions
Supplementary Materials
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Hika, K.; Harwood, M.; Ritchie, S.; Chan, A.H.Y. Māori Experiences and Beliefs about Antibiotics and Antimicrobial Resistance for Acute Upper Respiratory Tract Symptoms: A Qualitative Study. Antibiotics 2022, 11, 714. https://doi.org/10.3390/antibiotics11060714
Hika K, Harwood M, Ritchie S, Chan AHY. Māori Experiences and Beliefs about Antibiotics and Antimicrobial Resistance for Acute Upper Respiratory Tract Symptoms: A Qualitative Study. Antibiotics. 2022; 11(6):714. https://doi.org/10.3390/antibiotics11060714
Chicago/Turabian StyleHika, Kayla, Matire Harwood, Stephen Ritchie, and Amy Hai Yan Chan. 2022. "Māori Experiences and Beliefs about Antibiotics and Antimicrobial Resistance for Acute Upper Respiratory Tract Symptoms: A Qualitative Study" Antibiotics 11, no. 6: 714. https://doi.org/10.3390/antibiotics11060714