Extended-spectrum beta-lactamase and Antibiotic susceptibility pattern in uropathogens.

Asghar, Faiza; Asghar, Abdul Shaheed; Muhammad, Sardar

doi:10.29309/tpmj/2022.29.12.7154

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“…The two provinces, among four provinces, were selected based on the high prevalence of UTI. The reported prevalence of UTI in Punjab and KPK was 74.5-81.5% (15-17) and 21.5-65.1% (14,(18)(19)(20)(21), respectively. From each province, three districts were selected with the highest population (Supplementary Figure S1), as given by the Pakistan Bureau of Statistics (22).…”

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Relation of poverty with treatment-seeking behavior and antibiotic misuse among UTI patients in Pakistan

Hussain,

Shukar,

Subhan Arshad

et al. 2024

Front. Public Health

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ObjectiveThe current study aimed to assess the relation between multi-dimension poverty, treatment-seeking behavior, and antibiotic misuse among urinary tract infection (UTI) patients.MethodA 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.ResultsA 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.ConclusionThe 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.

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