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

• Published in: BMC public health Vol. 17; no. 1; p. 799
• Main Authors: Lum, Elaine P M, Page, Katie, Nissen, Lisa, Doust, Jenny, Graves, Nicholas
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England BioMed Central 10.10.2017; BMC
• Subjects: Adult; Anti-Bacterial Agents - therapeutic use; Antibiotic resistance; Antibiotic use; Antibiotics; Antimicrobial agents; Attitudes; Australia; Central business districts; Consumer; Consumer Behavior; Consumer Health Information; Consumers; Consumption; Data analysis; Drug resistance; Drug Resistance, Microbial; Female; Health care; Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; Health Policy; Health promotion; Household wastes; Humans; Infections; Interviews; Male; Needs Assessment; Perspective; Pharmacists; Pragmatism; Prescriptions; Primary Health Care; Public health; Qualitative; Qualitative Research; Researchers; Self-medication; Semi-structured interview; Studies; Verbal communication; Viral infections; Waste disposal; Australia; Queensland Australia; Antibiotic use; Perspective; Behaviour; Consumer; Attitude; Semi-structured interview; Antibiotic resistance; Australia; Qualitative; Primary care

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 environment. This study aim...