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Public awareness and individual responsibility needed for judicious use of antibiotics: a qualitative study of public beliefs and perceptions.

Mirko AncillottiStefan ErikssonJorien VeldwijkJessica Nihlén FahlquistDan I AnderssonTove Godskesen
Published in: BMC public health (2018)
Knowledge about antibiotic consumption and resistance, as well as values such as altruism and trust in the health care system, has significant influence on both perceptions of individual responsibility and on behavior. This suggests that these factors should be emphasized in health education and health promotion. To instead frame antibiotic resistance as a slowly emerging disaster, risks diminish the public perception of being susceptible to it.
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