Authors
Meredith KD Hawking, Donna M Lecky, Pia Touboul Lundgren, Eman Aldigs, Hind Abdulmajed, Eleni Ioannidou, Demetra Paraskeva-Hadjichambi, Pauline Khouri, Micaela Gal, Andreas Ch Hadjichambis, Demetrios Mappouras, Cliodna AM McNulty
Publication date
2017/5/1
Journal
BMJ open
Volume
7
Issue
5
Pages
e015308
Publisher
British Medical Journal Publishing Group
Description
Background
To understand attitudes and behaviours of adolescents towards antibiotics, antimicrobial resistance and respiratory tract infections.
Design
Qualitative approach informed by the Theory of Planned Behaviour. Semi-structured interviews and focus groups were undertaken. We aimed to inform the development of an intervention in an international setting to improve antibiotic use among adolescents; therefore on completion of thematic analysis, findings were triangulated with qualitative data from similar studies in France, Saudi Arabia and Cyprus to elucidate differences in the behaviour change model and adaptation to diverse contexts.
Setting
7 educational establishments from the south of England.
Participants
53 adolescents (16–18 years) participated in seven focus groups and 21 participated in interviews.
Results
Most participants had taken antibiotics and likened them to other common medications such …
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