id author title date pages extension mime words sentences flesch summary cache txt cord-312417-li41ng7v Chowdhury, Moyukh Rural community perceptions of antibiotic access and understanding of antimicrobial resistance: qualitative evidence from the Health and Demographic Surveillance System site in Matlab, Bangladesh 2020-10-12 .txt text/plain 6154 389 47 title: Rural community perceptions of antibiotic access and understanding of antimicrobial resistance: qualitative evidence from the Health and Demographic Surveillance System site in Matlab, Bangladesh OBJECTIVE: To explore factors and practices around access and use of antibiotics and understanding of antimicrobial resistance in rural communities in Bangladesh from a socio-cultural perspective. METHODS: This qualitative study comprises the second phase of the multi-country ABACUS (Antibiotic Access and Use) project in Matlab, Bangladesh. Multi-sectoral action is needed to confront the underlying social, economic, cultural and political drivers that impact on the access and use of antibiotic medicines in Bangladesh. The objective of this study is to explore factors and practices around access and use of antibiotics and understanding of antimicrobial resistance in rural communities in Bangladesh from a socio-cultural perspective. This study found that people in rural communities in Matlab were either not informed or knew little about appropriate access and use of antibiotic medicines. ./cache/cord-312417-li41ng7v.txt ./txt/cord-312417-li41ng7v.txt