2024
Exploring knowledge, perceptions, and practices of antimicrobials, and their resistance among medicine dispensers and community members in Kavrepalanchok District of Nepal
Marasini S, Sharma S, Joshi A, Kunwar S, Mahato R, Shrestha A, Karmacharya B. Exploring knowledge, perceptions, and practices of antimicrobials, and their resistance among medicine dispensers and community members in Kavrepalanchok District of Nepal. PLOS ONE 2024, 19: e0297282. PMID: 38241275, PMCID: PMC10798439, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0297282.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFocus group discussionsIn-depth interviewsMedicine dispensingCommunity membersGroup discussionsSelf-medicationGlobal public health issuePublic health issueOver-the-counter salesInappropriate use of antimicrobialsThematic analysisDispensing practicesHealth issuesOver-the-counterInductive approachInappropriate useWeak enforcement of policiesDrug useUrban municipalitiesEducational backgroundAntimicrobial resistanceDispensingConsumers express concernsIn-depthPharmacy
2020
Advertisement of antibiotics for upper respiratory infections and equity in access to treatment: a cross-sectional study in Nepal
Koju P, Rousseau SP, Van der Putten M, Shrestha A, Shrestha R. Advertisement of antibiotics for upper respiratory infections and equity in access to treatment: a cross-sectional study in Nepal. Journal Of Pharmaceutical Policy And Practice 2020, 13: 4. PMID: 32110416, PMCID: PMC7033932, DOI: 10.1186/s40545-020-0202-1.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchUpper respiratory infectionCross-sectional studyCommunity pharmaciesRespiratory infectionsAcute upper respiratory tract infectionsMedicine shopsUpper respiratory tract infectionAcute upper respiratory infectionPopular antibioticsRespiratory tract infectionsTreatment costsTotal treatment costsTypes of antibioticsPrice of antibioticsTract infectionsPharmaceutical companiesPocket health spendingInfectionAntibioticsPharmacyStructured questionnaireDays' wagesHealth spendingPromotional activitiesHigher number