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

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 S...

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spelling oai:animorepository.dlsu.edu.ph:faculty_research-27762021-07-25T21:57:57Z Antibiotic-related meanings, experiences and information sources of women in the economic margins of urban Manila Bernadas, Jan Michael Alexandre Cortez 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. 2019-03-11T07:00:00Z text text/html https://animorepository.dlsu.edu.ph/faculty_research/1777 https://animorepository.dlsu.edu.ph/context/faculty_research/article/2776/type/native/viewcontent Faculty Research Work Animo Repository Antibiotics—Information services Communication in medicine Medicine—Information services Health education of women--Philippines--Manila Health Communication
institution De La Salle University
building De La Salle University Library
continent Asia
country Philippines
Philippines
content_provider De La Salle University Library
collection DLSU Institutional Repository
topic Antibiotics—Information services
Communication in medicine
Medicine—Information services
Health education of women--Philippines--Manila
Health Communication
spellingShingle Antibiotics—Information services
Communication in medicine
Medicine—Information services
Health education of women--Philippines--Manila
Health Communication
Bernadas, Jan Michael Alexandre Cortez
Antibiotic-related meanings, experiences and information sources of women in the economic margins of urban Manila
description 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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author Bernadas, Jan Michael Alexandre Cortez
author_facet Bernadas, Jan Michael Alexandre Cortez
author_sort Bernadas, Jan Michael Alexandre Cortez
title Antibiotic-related meanings, experiences and information sources of women in the economic margins of urban Manila
title_short Antibiotic-related meanings, experiences and information sources of women in the economic margins of urban Manila
title_full Antibiotic-related meanings, experiences and information sources of women in the economic margins of urban Manila
title_fullStr Antibiotic-related meanings, experiences and information sources of women in the economic margins of urban Manila
title_full_unstemmed Antibiotic-related meanings, experiences and information sources of women in the economic margins of urban Manila
title_sort antibiotic-related meanings, experiences and information sources of women in the economic margins of urban manila
publisher Animo Repository
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