Relation of poverty with treatment-seeking behavior and antibiotic misuse among UTI patients in Pakistan
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 22086276 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Iltaf Hussain (0000-0003-0556-0181, Xi'an Jiaotong University), Sundus Shukar (0000-0001-8078-165X, Xi'an Jiaotong University), Muhammad Arshad (0000-0002-9046-4030, Bahauddin Zakariya University), Muhammad Subhan Arshad, Muhammad Fawad Rasool (0000-0002-8607-8583, Bahauddin Zakariya University), Jie Chang (0000-0002-3601-5402, Xi'an Jiaotong University, corresponding author), Yu Fang (0000-0002-2810-806X, Xi'an Jiaotong University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2024 |
| Volume | 12 |
| Pages | 1357107-1357107 |
| Publication date | 2024-03-15 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Frontiers in Public Health (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 2296-2565 • E-ISSN: 2296-2565 |
| Publisher | Frontiers Media SA (PUBLISHER • CH) |
| DOI | 10.3389/fpubh.2024.1357107 |
| PMID | 38560437 |
| OpenAlex | W4392861087 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 30 |
Objective The current study aimed to assess the relation between multi-dimension poverty, treatment-seeking behavior, and antibiotic misuse among urinary tract infection (UTI) patients. Method A cross-sectional approach was utilized to recruit patients who had a history of UTI in the previous month from two provinces of Pakistan. The treatment-seeking behavior and antibiotic misuse data were collected on a self-developed questionnaire, whereas the poverty data were collected on a modified multi-dimension poverty index (MPI). Descriptive statistics were applied to summarize the data. The logistic regression analysis was carried out to assess the association of multi-dimension poverty with patient treatment-seeking behavior and antibiotic misuse. Results A total of 461 participants who had UTI symptoms in the previous month were recruited. Most of the participants in the severely deprived stage treated the UTI ( p < 0.001); however, there was a high proportion of the participants who consulted with friends and family for UTI treatment ( p < 0.001). The patients with deprivation status (deprived and severely deprived) were less associated with formal consultation. The poorer subgroups were less likely to practice antibiotic course completion. Conclusion The current study highlighted that poverty plays an important role in antibiotic misuse. Poorer subgroups were associated with informal consultations and the incompletion of the antibiotic course. Further studies are needed to explore the potential role of poverty in treatment-seeking behavior and antibiotic misuse
Antibiotics · Cross-sectional study · Descriptive statistics · Family medicine · Help-seeking · Logistic regression · Mental health · Poverty · Psychiatry · Antibiotic Use and Resistance · Demography · Global Maternal and Child Health · Healthcare Systems and Reforms · Medicine · Internal Medicine · Pediatrics
| Citation velocity | historical |
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| Highly cited | No |