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dc.contributor.authorEmgård, Matilda
dc.contributor.authorMwangi, Rose
dc.contributor.authorMayo, Celina
dc.contributor.authorMshana, Ester
dc.contributor.authorNkini, Gertrud
dc.contributor.authorAndersson, Rune
dc.contributor.authorLepp, Margret
dc.contributor.authorSkovbjerg, Susann
dc.contributor.authorMuro, Florida
dc.date.accessioned2023-02-15T08:57:43Z
dc.date.available2023-02-15T08:57:43Z
dc.date.created2022-11-20T14:29:57Z
dc.date.issued2022
dc.identifier.citationAntimicrobial Resistance and Infection Control. 2022, 11 (1), .en_US
dc.identifier.issn2047-2994
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/11250/3050936
dc.description.abstractBackground Antimicrobial resistance is a serious threat to the global achievements in child health thus far. Previous studies have found high use of antibiotics in children in Northern Tanzania, but the experiences of the primary care-givers, who play a key role in accessing and administering antibiotics for the sick child, have remained largely unknown. Therefore, the aim of this study was to understand mothers’ conceptions of antibiotic use in their children, which is of importance when forming strategies to improve antibiotic use in the community. Method A qualitative study including eight focus group discussions with mothers of under-five children in Moshi urban and rural districts, Northern Tanzania, was performed during 2019. The discussions were recorded, transcribed verbatim, translated into English and analysed according to the phenomenographic approach. Findings Three conceptual themes emerged during analysis; (1) conceptions of disease and antibiotics, (2) accessing treatment and (3) administering antibiotics. Antibiotics were often perceived as a universal treatment for common symptoms or diseases in children with few side-effects. Although mothers preferred to attend a healthcare facility, unforeseen costs, long waits and lack of financial support from their husbands, posed barriers for healthcare seeking. However, pharmacies were perceived as a cheap and convenient option to access previously used or prescribed antibiotics. Some mothers sought advice from a trusted neighbour regarding when to seek healthcare, thus resembling the function of the community health worker. Conclusions To improve antibiotic use in children under 5 years of age in Northern Tanzania, the precarious situation that women often find themselves in as they access treatment for their sick children needs to be taken into consideration. It is necessary to improve structures, including the healthcare system, socioeconomic inequalities and promoting gender equality both in the household and in the public arena to reduce misuse of antibiotics. Meanwhile, equipping community health workers to support Tanzanian women in appropriate healthcare seeking for their children, may be a feasible target for intervention.
dc.language.isoengen_US
dc.rightsNavngivelse 4.0 Internasjonal*
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/deed.no*
dc.titleAntibiotic use in children under 5 years of age in Northern Tanzania: a qualitative study exploring the experiences of the caring mothersen_US
dc.title.alternativeAntibiotic use in children under 5 years of age in Northern Tanzania: a qualitative study exploring the experiences of the caring mothersen_US
dc.typePeer revieweden_US
dc.typeJournal articleen_US
dc.description.versionpublishedVersion
dc.source.pagenumber11en_US
dc.source.volume11en_US
dc.source.journalAntimicrobial Resistance and Infection Controlen_US
dc.source.issue1en_US
dc.identifier.doi10.1186/s13756-022-01169-w
dc.identifier.cristin2076849
cristin.ispublishedtrue
cristin.fulltextoriginal
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